[Idyllchat] Skype program

[Lynanne Guynn]

Hi,
 
I've just acquired a Skype program through my daughter (100 miles away).  We have DSL, and at present have to use headsets to communicate.  I noticed  in your options you did not mention headsets.  Where is a good place to buy the other options - the mike on a stand, clipped to your shirt, hung on the wall, or hand held.  These headsets are so confining .  And are they terribly expensive?  I'm also hoping to use it when go to Oregon and overseas.
 
I'm really new to a "real" computer. Until this past Christmas, I only had msntv.  As my daughters said, "Mom, it's not a computer"
 
Thanks,  Lynanne
Visit my Blog at www.lynanneg.blogspot.com> Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:26:36 -0700> From: mbaltuch at mountainstorm.com> To: wlogan65 at bellsouth.net> Subject: Re: [Idyllchat] Skype program> CC: idyllchat at lists.untours.com> > You are correct about Skype being a good way to go for communications. > I use it all the time from China.> > One correction, however. The cost to the US is generally around > $0.021/minute, not .0021.> > Mitch> > Mitchell S. Baltuch> Mountain Storm Fine Arts> mbaltuch at mountainstorm.com> http://www.mountainstorm.com> > > > Bill Logan wrote:> > *For those of you who take a laptop with you on Idyll trips or any > > other trips out of the country, you might want to consider installing > > Skype.com on it. We are in Mexico and have had occasion this year to > > need to make phone calls home and to 800 numbers. The phone system > > here in Mexico leaves much to be desired. We heard about Skype and > > installed it. We had to purchase a microphone at Radio Shack here > > (about $7) to use the system but it works fine for us. Calls to > > another computer or an 800 number are free. Other calls to land lines > > or cell phones are charged at the rate of .0021 per minute. You can't > > beat that. It's exactly like calling using a phone. You put in the > > number to be called, click on call, and you hear the ringing of the > > phone called. You hear through your computer's sound output and talk > > into a mike which can be hand held, on a stand, clipped to your shirt, > > or hung on the wall beside your computer as mine is. Most of your > > questions will be answered when you download the _free_ program, but I > > would be happy to answer any questions you have about my experience.*> > *Ann and Bill Logan*> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------> >> > _______________________________________________> > This message was sent by IdyllChat.> > To reply or send a new message, email to:> > IdyllChat at lists.untours.com> >> > Visit the IdyllChat archives:> > http://mailman.dca.net/pipermail/idyllchat/> >> > Search Idyllchat Archives for any subject at: http://search.dca.net/sites/untours/main.html> > > > Read real Untourists' candid accounts of their Untours: > > > >> http://www.untours.com/triplogs.html To unsubscribe, change to digest delivery, or > >> > > temporarily pause delivery, visit:> > http://mailman.dca.net/mailman/listinfo/idyllchat> _______________________________________________> This message was sent by IdyllChat.> To reply or send a new message, email to:> IdyllChat at lists.untours.com> > Visit the IdyllChat archives:> http://mailman.dca.net/pipermail/idyllchat/> > Search Idyllchat Archives for any subject at: http://search.dca.net/sites/untours/main.html> >> Read real Untourists' candid accounts of their Untours: > > http://www.untours.com/triplogs.html To unsubscribe, change to digest delivery, or > temporarily pause delivery, visit:> http://mailman.dca.net/mailman/listinfo/idyllchat
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