Skype allows you to connect, computer to computer, with anyone in the world for absolutely free. You get to decide if you want video (you can both see each other while speaking); or if you just want audio (you select the audio option, not the video option.
Once you make your selection (see above radio buttons "video call" and "call"), you will see the bottom screen as the "phone" is dialing.
Once it is connected, you will hear (and see, if you had chosen "video call") the person you are trying to connect with.
Sometimes, however, this feature doesn't work well. This is particularly true if one of the parties is in a poor wifi coverage area.
There is another option; this one costs money, but it is totally worth it.
You can use your credit card to upload money to Skype for "Skype Credits". Skype credits can be used to make a phone call, mobile to mobile, by dialing the other person's mobile phone #. So, it is like making a regular call from your mobile phone to their mobile phone. However, when you do this through Skype to, let's say, a person's phone overseas, it is as cheap or cheaper than using an international calling card.
I did this recently with a co-worker in China. When my co-worker was traveling through certain parts of China where wifi access was not the greatest, I was able to log into Skype, but instead of activating the above free feature, I activated the phone dialing feature instead. Again, this feature costs money, but it is totally worth it since I was able to connect to my co-worker's China cell phone and still pay less than I would had I made that call using a calling card.
Calling mobiles and landlines using
https://support.skype.com/en/category/CALLING_PHONES_SKYPEOUT/
How much does it cost
https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA1214/how-much-does-it-cost-to-call-mobiles-and-landlines-from-skype
Rates page
http://www.skype.com/en/rates/
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