so who is on skype

Subject: RE: so who is on Skye
From: Beer
Date: 15 Mar 12 - 12:10 AM

Skye has never crashed for me. Still love it and have gathered more friends on it. However, I want to tell folks in the United States and Canada that they can join G-mail and call for free all over Canada and the U.S.
No lie, I cut my phone bill in half. I will do even better this month because I wasn't really serious about it before. But the good lady (wife) told me this morning that our phone bill was reduced by 50%.
I don't even use G-mail. I just signed up to it
Adrien

Subject: RE: so who is on skype
From: RTim
Date: 14 Mar 12 - 07:45 PM

I only use it to talk to my kids and my 3 grand daughters from 3,400 miles away.
It's great.

Tim Radford

Subject: RE: so who is on skype
From: Bill D
Date: 14 Mar 12 - 07:45 PM

?Oh.. The Hangout? Didn't know about it. I'll look...

Ok, Susan... we'll see what we can figger out.

Subject: RE: so who is on skype
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 14 Mar 12 - 07:32 PM

I don't bother with Skype, I use Google+. The hangout works very easily with the web cam.

SRS

Subject: RE: so who is on skype
From: wysiwyg
Date: 14 Mar 12 - 07:17 PM

Hey Bill, I'll practice with ya's if we can hook up a time with Rita and all the crazy schedules.

~S~

Subject: RE: so who is on skype
From: GUEST,kendall
Date: 14 Mar 12 - 07:13 PM

Guilty

Subject: RE: so who is on skype
From: Bill D
Date: 14 Mar 12 - 11:16 AM

OH! Hi, Susan... yeah, I just 3 days ago got webcam installed. Have not actually talked to anyone on Skype yet.

(and I have a sort of home network, and Skype in only on the downstairs one so far... which I use in the evenings mostly.)
I am usually a couple years behind on ALL technologies.

"I want more OUT, not more isolation in puder chairs!"

well, Spring is upon us...lots of 'out' available.

Subject: RE: so who is on skype
From: wysiwyg
Date: 14 Mar 12 - 06:29 AM

I am. (hi Bill)

Our Diocese uses it and would love more leaders to use it. Hardi got me the webcam for Christmas so I could connect with Californy Fam. I plan also to use it to work out with DIL in OH.

And I will use it for Diocesan business as well.

My mom is a bodger from WAY back-- it's in her DNA. She's quite old and having serious health/home care issues, so to give Sis a break I'll Skype with mom in rooms where I've done a lot of bodging she will enjoy "reviewing."

I decided right off that one Skype boundary for me will be that the laptop and webcam will Skype from rooms other than my home office. Business and personal "travel" will still be TRAVEL, at least around this ole property wherever there is good wifi and maybe occasionally from community hotspots. I want more OUT, not more isolation in puder chairs!

~Susan

Subject: RE: so who is on skype
From: Arthur_itus
Date: 26 May 11 - 03:29 PM

Just in case you have a Skype Crash which is a known issue with Skype, then this is the solution.

http://heartbeat.skype.com/2011/05/problems_signing_into_skype_an.html

Subject: RE: so who is on skype
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 26 May 11 - 01:23 PM

We set it up when my daughter was living in Singapore (2006-07) . we also have friends and relatives in Switzerland, france, Canada and Australia, so it's useful for all of those too.
We only used the webcam occasionally, as it did seem to slow things down and lead to a stuttery/broken up sound, but things seem to have improved since we first started using it. Also the time delay thing seems to have improved in recent years.

Subject: RE: so who is on skype
From: sian, west wales
Date: 26 May 11 - 12:23 PM

I use it every day for work and we even have Board meetings using it. It is a real blessing for small organizations which cover a lot of geography. I also use it to phone mum in Canada; as they say above, it's considerably cheaper than using the phone system for the whole distance.

My only problem is that my main work computer is a Toshiba Satellite Pro running Vista (which can't be changed) and I have yet to run Skype for more than a few days before it crashes. I have to use it on an old laptop - which is a pain.

sian

Subject: RE: so who is on skype
From: John on the Sunset Coast
Date: 26 May 11 - 12:01 PM

It may have crashed at 8:49AM somewhere, but it was working fine at 6:50 AM PDT. Spoke to The Netherlands for neigh on to 2 hours until just a couple of minutes ago. And it was for free!

Subject: RE: so who is on skype
From: GUEST
Date: 26 May 11 - 08:49 AM

No one at the moment; it has crashed....

Subject: RE: so who is on skype
From: Beer
Date: 25 May 11 - 08:52 PM

Couldn't agree with you more John. i have a 37 year old son who hs been traveling to chine (5 times) and is now in Italy. He always Skype's me and it is if he was living next door. which he does. I just love it.
ad.

Subject: RE: so who is on skype
From: John on the Sunset Coast
Date: 25 May 11 - 07:38 PM

Skype is the best friend a parent has to speak with a child (well he still is to us even if he is over 40) nine time zones earlier than the sunset coast. I hope Google or Microsoft--or whoever is buying Skype--doesn't mess it up.

For those of you unfamiliar with Skype, the service is free, computer to computer, and very low cost to a land line. You would think you're calling the house next door, it's that clear.

Subject: RE: so who is on skype
From: bobad
Date: 25 May 11 - 06:48 PM

Relatively new to it (never had a webcam) but use it whenever I can, it is very easy. Don't know why anyone wouldn't use it.

Subject: RE: so who is on skype
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 25 May 11 - 05:39 PM

I use it to talk to my daughter in Paris, and check how big the grandkids are (in London).

Subject: RE: so who is on skype
From: Kevn
Date: 25 May 11 - 03:33 PM

I'm on Skype. I use it a bit.

Subject: RE: so who is on skype
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 25 May 11 - 12:34 PM

Aren't we all?

Subject: RE: so who is on skype
From: Joe Nicholson
Date: 25 May 11 - 11:58 AM

I am I talk for free to my lad in Barca I thought at first there must be some big snag because you don't get much for nothing these days but for those in doubt believe me it works.

Joe Nicholson

Subject: RE: so who is on skype
From: Abdul The Bul Bul
Date: 25 May 11 - 02:18 AM

Constantly online for me. I work on projects all over the world and skypephone is just so much cheaper to use than standard phone calls. Hour long conferemce call to USA is only a few pence any time of day.
Al

Subject: RE: so who is on skype
From: Bill D
Date: 24 May 11 - 10:36 PM

I have sort of installed it on one computer, but have been too busy to sort it out and get rolling...maybe in about 3 weeks.

Subject: RE: so who is on skype
From: Beer
Date: 24 May 11 - 10:14 PM

Use it all the time. Brothers and sisters scattered all over Canada. Friends in Florida as well as California. Niece in Peru and one in Prague. Just love it. I am now spending more time on Skype than I do on Mudcat.
Maybe that is not a good thing to say. He! he!
ad.

Subject: RE: so who is on skype
From: EBarnacle
Date: 24 May 11 - 09:57 PM

I have an account but it is overdue for renewal. Use it for business purposes.

Subject: RE: so who is on skype
From: Dave Earl
Date: 24 May 11 - 07:47 PM

Well I is but I is too busy most of the time to do anything with it.

Dave

Subject: RE: so who is on skype
From: Leadfingers
Date: 24 May 11 - 07:05 PM

I Am !! Its a bloody sight cheaper than anything else for me to call Mom on her land line Long Distance before BT goes free (For Me) at 7 pm
And of course its always free to another Skype puter

Subject: RE: so who is on skype
From: vectis
Date: 24 May 11 - 07:03 PM

YUP! Only way I can keep in touch with my kids and granddaughter when they are 12,000 miles away and 12 hours time diff.

Subject: RE: so who is on skype
From: Don Firth
Date: 24 May 11 - 06:22 PM

Not yet, but my new laptop computer came with a built-in web-cam, so I may be on soon.

Don Firth

Subject: RE: so who is on skype
From: Tootler
Date: 24 May 11 - 06:18 PM

I'm not

Can't be a*?ed to set it up

Subject: so who is on skype
From: skarpi
Date: 24 May 11 - 06:08 PM

hallo all , so who is on skype ?

I am

all the best Skarpi