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wesgreen 2009-11-26 02:30
Re: Skype - Your Backup Phone!
 
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Originally Posted by Enyibinakata (Post 392759)
Guys, is it possible to SMS with Skype ?

O2 charge me 10pence to SMS my peeps in Africa. Skype charge only 0.4 pence.

Thanks
try google voice - free

thinh 2009-11-26 03:40
Re: Skype - Your Backup Phone!
 
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Originally Posted by Bratag (Post 391754)
You need skype credit for making calls to regular phones - I believe that skype to skype calls are free.

I don't have any skype credit but i was able to call my friend so how would it work

johnnyrockets911 2009-11-26 03:41
Re: Skype - Your Backup Phone!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by thinh (Post 392910)
I don't have any skype credit but i was able to call my friend so how would it work
Was your friend using Skype or a normal phone?

bunanson 2009-11-26 07:18
Re: Skype - Your Backup Phone!
 
Just want to comment for the nonSkype users: Skype to skype is free. Period. Skype to landline/cellphone etc are not free. You need to buy some subscription, like dial out credit or monthly credit $7.99/month, no contract, start and stop anytime you want to. There is a caveate though, for skype calling cellphone. Your skype on monthly subscription has practically unlimited minute, but you still burning cellphone minute on the cellphone you are calling to.
This is quite different for those cellphone that has family plan, that there is no limits when cellphone calling within family.

bun

Duffer 2009-11-26 07:40
Re: Skype - Your Backup Phone!
 
It might be worth checking out a decent SIP provider, call quality/reliability can be better than skype. You get a 'local' number for people to call you, and it can work out cheaper depending on the country your calling. I use sipgate

thinh 2009-11-27 01:34
Re: Skype - Your Backup Phone!
 
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Originally Posted by johnnyrockets911 (Post 392913)
Was your friend using Skype or a normal phone?
he's on a normal phone

thinh 2009-11-27 01:35
Re: Skype - Your Backup Phone!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by bunanson (Post 393086)
Just want to comment for the nonSkype users: Skype to skype is free. Period. Skype to landline/cellphone etc are not free. You need to buy some subscription, like dial out credit or monthly credit $7.99/month, no contract, start and stop anytime you want to. There is a caveate though, for skype calling cellphone. Your skype on monthly subscription has practically unlimited minute, but you still burning cellphone minute on the cellphone you are calling to.
This is quite different for those cellphone that has family plan, that there is no limits when cellphone calling within family.

bun
so ur saying the minutes on my phone plan is still being used

nilchak 2009-11-27 02:05
Re: Skype - Your Backup Phone!
 
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Originally Posted by thinh (Post 394943)
so ur saying the minutes on my phone plan is still being used
Unless you are calling while connected over Wifi and not over 3G.
I do not think that will use your cell minutes ... Even over 3G it will use your data bandwidth not cell minutes. Correct me if I am wrong.

Otherwise I would be better serverd using my N810 to do Skype or gizmo or GV.

eightace 2009-11-27 03:35
Re: Skype - Your Backup Phone!
 
Three.co.uk in the UK do free skype to skype calls over the 3G network so that is very cheap (costs nothing!) if you are calling others on skype.

thinh 2009-11-27 06:03
Re: Skype - Your Backup Phone!
 
well i was on 3g but my friend wasn't... i donno, i'm just confused on how it worked since i never brought any skype credits


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