It’s actually more of a companion app, as you need to have already installed and set up Viber on your mobile before you can begin. It even promises better quality calls compared to GSM or landlines.Īnd now Viber has released this, a desktop app for Windows and Mac users.

Viber cuts through all that hassle – and the mobile app has been steadily gaining in popularity thanks to its simple interface and approach: it takes your mobile phone number and address book, tells you which friends have already got Viber and then lets you dial them directly, all without incurring any call charges. The problem with Skype is that you’ve got to sign up to use the service, jump through various registration hoops and then build a contacts list before you can start using it.

This rise in VOiP services has gathered particular pace when Skype came on to the scene, bringing free voice (and video) calls to users on the same network. Even mobile phones don’t have quite the same appeal as they once did, thanks to expensive call charges and tariffs.Īn increasingly amount of voice calls and text messages are made using all or part of the internet, which helps cut costs without ruining your call experience.

The days when landline phones provided the only opportunity to speak directly to people hundreds of miles away have long gone.

Viber web version