General Chat

Thanks for this thread Margaret, was curious to know how Skype worked and how good it was. Now have got the urge to go out and buy headphones and microphone......just need people on broadband and some contact details...bet I'll be the only one to have it out of my lot! lol Nanna-Moo ;-))

*mutters darkly* OH says he look at it 'later' when we get back from seeing Dad. *sigh* Gwynne

Susan - thanks for that warning. I'll make sure that I do as you suggest.

I have Skype... :)) I try to talk on it... if i ever get a word in edgeways with that Borobabs :((

*another deep sigh* Later is beginning to look like next weekend. Gwynne

I'm interested in skype too. How does the person at the other end know when you are trying to contact them through the PC. Do you have to email them in advance and warn them to be sitting at their computer at a set time?

I've been using Skype for about a year now. I have a god daughter in Kenya. We just text each other and say and 'shall we Skype at ??. Sometimes we have a three way conversation with her Mum. O.H bought me a webcam and now I can see them esp. my god daughters little girl, which is lovely. Also use it here for long conversations with friends. It's amazing Linda

Hi, We have a VOIP usb phone so therefore it's just like talking on a normal phone and quality is usually good. We find it really useful for calling landlines in UK, only just over 1p per min. Christine in Portugal

Son set me up with skype, head phones & web cam. He is a bit puzzled that he cannot see me..... must remember to remove the sock I have over the web cam before he visits though.

What's Skpe? Ok I've googled and know now!!!! derrrr