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anyone know what this is for or how you use it?anyone familar with this?

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its video chatting on your computer. good for business meetings when you dont want to travel or if you live away from family and want to see them when catching up etc
 

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use it non-stop. It's not just video chatting, it has a lot more. Great instant messenger (text only), great free VOIP calls (can call people worldwide over the internet for free with pretty damn good reception), and as mentioned before also video chat. My brother who lives in London, me, and my parents who live in Milwaukee try to have a joint video call once a month or so.

We use it at work constantly, it is our preferred messenger system and used for VOIP calls to Asia every day.

This is all free. There are also paid services I am less familiar with but I think you can text people and call "real" phones with the VOIP function. Never used anything paid though.

To use it go to skype.com, install it, and set up a username. It is really easy to use and if people you know use skype you can search for and find them pretty easily.
 

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thanks guys,but do you have to set something up with someone before you use it?that seems to be the way im understanding you
 

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yes you have to "request" to skype with them and they have to confirm that they know you. after that it's no problem and it's easy to search for people you know (full name, email address, skype name, etc).
 

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You can also share files back and forth, and "share your screen" so it is good for trouble-shooting type situations. Install it and you will see, it's easy.
 

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thanks harry i appreciate the help
 

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Love Skype.

We use it all the time to talk to family all over the country.

It was great when the nephew was over in the dessert and we would skype and his child could see daddy. So for that is was awesome.

Get it set it up and you would love it
 

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Do you have to pay a fee to do the joint video call?
if not how do you do that?
 

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I use it to call sportsbooks so they don't get my number from caller ID and sell it to other people.
 

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Give him a break, he got his First computer today.

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I would like to suggest he install this video game:

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Used it each morning to talk to my wife and kids from Afghanistan. Very reliable and free. A great tool.
 

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I use Skype all the time.

Just tonight, I got introduced to Viber for the first time. I can call for free to Thailand or anywhere else in the world provided the other person has Viber on their phone. It's awesome. I just took my International Calling Discount off my phone plan as I won't be needing it anymore.
 

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use it non-stop. It's not just video chatting, it has a lot more. Great instant messenger (text only), great free VOIP calls (can call people worldwide over the internet for free with pretty damn good reception), and as mentioned before also video chat. My brother who lives in London, me, and my parents who live in Milwaukee try to have a joint video call once a month or so.

We use it at work constantly, it is our preferred messenger system and used for VOIP calls to Asia every day.

This is all free. There are also paid services I am less familiar with but I think you can text people and call "real" phones with the VOIP function. Never used anything paid though.

To use it go to skype.com, install it, and set up a username. It is really easy to use and if people you know use skype you can search for and find them pretty easily.

How do you get free calls worldwide? When I call foreign countries there is always a charge.

:think2:
 

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