I first got Skype a few years ago when I made some international friends. I've had it, but never really used it very frequently. I actually knew one guy that refused to pay a phone company, and just used Skype to call phones. He always went on and on about how great it was and how it was free (although I think calling phone numbers isn't free anymore, but still cheap). Over the past few weeks, I have been trying to use Skype more often and I'm reminded how cool it is.
Jamael