Apple iPhone - Skype
Tell me about using Skype? Good thing or not? 12 year old grandson has iPod Touch and we want him to be able to call us and parents in emergency. Is this what he needs?
Excellent on the iPhone as well as desktop/laptop, Sue. We've used it for years with Macs and PCs, now iPhone. My son was stationed in northern Japan for a couple of years and we used it a lot to stay in touch, both phone and video. My wife's family is in another country and again, couldn't be smoother.
It has one big advantage for video conferences, unlike Facetime which, so far, requires WiFi, it works on 3G systems as well as WiFi. Video is smooth. Phone calls are clear. No cost between Skype users.
-----Used it for years also, GREAT. Works well on iPhone or PC.
-----I am thinking that it would use a lot of the 5 GB usage that some people are limited to, am I correct?
Skype to Skype calls (using your email log in username) to anyone's email log in username, anywhere in the world is free. You can use Skype on your iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone or personal computer (with microphone attached).
However, you must have wifi connection to make this type of call. If your grandson is connected to wifi with his iPod Touch he can use Skype to call in emergency. If however, he is out and about and not connected to wifi he would not be able to use Skype.
The Skype user he is trying to call must also be online when he tries to call them.
As long as he is connecting to the other user using their email or Skype username ID and NOT their phone number it will be FREE.
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