[Idyllchat] Skype program

[Mitchell S. Baltuch]

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*
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