It’s a wonderful service - and our only phone. (Well, we keep a pre-paid cellphone around for 911 calls and the rare vacation, but that’s about it.) If you have both a traditional landline and (reliable) high-speed internet service, ask yourself why.
We use the video on Skype to talk to relatives face to face. It’s free.
I have a traditional land line telephone. My internet service also is provided by the Telco. If I purchase Skype, I presume Skype assigns me a telephone number. If so, then do I lose the telephone number I already have from the Telco? Thanks.