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2009-11-24 , 18:36
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Originally Posted by Den in USA View Post
Good afternoon, Kathy. Recently a friend of mine said he was going down to Lima, Peru (we live in US). I told him about Skype. He install it add prepaid for SkypeOut credit. From his hotel room in Lima, he called my cell phone every day with no charge to me, and with a cost per minute deducted from his credit. Of course, we also did live video from his computer to my computer for free. Another advantage using Skype: Our last big earthquake hit near where I work. Cell phones went out. Got throght to my wife on Skype to let her know that I was OK. I always run Skype (minimized) on my N800.

well I've been stationed here in Korea for almost a year now using skype ( i pay for a call back number and my regional selection is for USA ) so I'm not sure what other type of plan/ package you or your friend may have but I pay 9.95 a month for world connection (every where you wanna go in the world is coverd) and 12.00 for an online number or call back number as I Called it. so if you do the math at 21.95 or lets round it at 22.00 dollars, it would seem you would be set if you are a traveler and do business a lot in different locations. Maybe thats worth it to you maybe not but in the long run it worked for me while here i korea and wanting to be able to communicate with my family in the states. I dnt think it's hit ppl yet how nice it is to have skype integrated into the N900 (app for N8x0's) even with out video calls its a blessing, although I personally cant wait to get video calling with it




@ Den in USA, I've been poking around this forum for a long time and came across many of your post before and read about a multitude of things but they all give me the impression your travel a lot, what do you do for a living if you dnt mind me asking
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I don't make a habit of going overseas, and wouldn't have a lot of use for it. Just it might be handy now and again - so the pre-pay option would be fine. If I can call home for 20p/minute instead of orange roaming at £silly/minute I shall be happy.
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Originally Posted by jalladin View Post

@ Den in USA, I've been poking around this forum for a long time and came across many of your post before and read about a multitude of things but they all give me the impression your travel a lot, what do you do for a living if you dnt mind me asking
Jalladin, I am a test engineer for a large medical equipment manufacturer. But all of my traveling is pleasure related. Except for my trip to England (Fleetwood, near Blackpool) my wife and I love to drive throughout the US and Canada. This year, we stayed home on vacation to welcome the birth of our first grandchild, Samantha!
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2009-11-24 , 19:57
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Dunno if this has been brought up already but Symbian SKYPE now has videocalling!

Through Fring:

looks excellent. Maemo version, please....

http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/...video_call.php
 

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2009-11-24 , 19:59
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Originally Posted by mrdelgibbons View Post
Dunno if this has been brought up already but Symbian SKYPE now has videocalling!

Through Fring:

looks excellent. Maemo version, please....

http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/...video_call.php
I always said I would buy an N900 in a second if it had Skype with video.
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2009-11-24 , 20:02
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need Fring to pop a conversion over...
 
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2009-11-24 , 21:11
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Do you have to have a phone # to use Skype?

And what is the difference between this and Google Voice.
 
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Originally Posted by romanianusa View Post
Do you have to have a phone # to use Skype?
No, you need an internet connected device with speakers or headphones and a microphone. I usually skype through my laptop with a headset. That means I can chat to people in my arm chair while still surfing.
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But all of my traveling is pleasure related. Except for my trip to England (Fleetwood, near Blackpool)
lol... yeah traveling to England usually isn't pleasure related... :-P he he
 
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lol... yeah traveling to England usually isn't pleasure related... :-P he he
Is this what they call "taking out of context" ? LOL
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