[Milliemoo]

Hi,

Just tried Skype for the first time and it's really cool :P Frodo's brother lives in Spain, so we tried it out with him. We've got a snazzy wee headset (reminds me of when I used to work in the bank :mrgreen: ) and just chat away.

You can also use it for dialing a land line. The global rate (including NZ) is 10 Euro for 10 hours.

I haven't downloaded it on my ibook yet but apparently a wee pop up box appears if someone's trying to speak to you :P You can add photos to profiles and stuff.....it's really really cool. Ok I'm starting to sound like a geek here :oops:

Frodo also says he can send files and stuff to his bruv, but I don't really understand that stuff so just ignored him :laugh

We're going to buy headsets for all the family as leaving presents LOL

Milliemoo :nice1

[debnjohn]

I use Skype in conjunction with Messenger for video-calls to my mate in Perth.
I agree, Skype is good for audio, much better than Messenger, almost as good as a landline I've found (seems to be marginally more delay). It will be good when they add video to the service (provided it's still free)
John.

[Milliemoo]

Hi John,

Do you not just need a webcam at each end for pics? I'm not very techy so will mention it to Frodo and see what he says.

Not sure if I like the idea of pics though :uhoh

Milliemoo ;)

[debnjohn]

yes - pictures are great if a bit slow
John