I found this comment by a poster on another thread and I felt it was a great 'levity' story of reality application. Good Show!

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Default So that's what Skype is for!
I always thought Skype was just a gimmick. Free calls around the US, big deal, my cell phone does that.
I just took a trip to Costa Rica. BTW, loaded the external card with about 5 movies to watch on the plane. They played flawlessly. Have a 2 into 1 headphone jack so me and the wife can listen with $20 noise reducing headphones (Creative). Makes the plane ride so much more pleasant.
First night in Costa Rica we are at an outdoor restaurant and my friends are lamenting how their cell phones don't work at all there. I turned on my 800 and immediately found wi fi connections. Amazing as this was just a little tiny fishing town (Coco). I turned on Skype just to see something. I hit 'Home' in Contacts. Unbelievably it dialed and started ringing. My daughter answered and it sounded like I was talking next door! No one could believe it. It showed the minute rate at .02 ! Made about 30 calls on the trip and used about $4.00 of my credit. Crystal clear on both sides from a 3rd world country. My friends said they are all getting N800's. So that's what Skype is for.