Calling anyone else using Skype is free. Now you can make video calls too! Using Skype is easy. Just go to there website and sign up for an account. Download their software and install it on your computer. You will get your own personal phone number.
With Skype out you can sign up and get unlimited nationwide calls for less than $3 per month. Skype is loaded with features too like, call forwarding, conference calling, hold and mute, speed dial, auto redial and more. Visit there website to get the full list of details.
What really turned me into a Skype user is the new phones you can buy pre-loaded with Skype Software. So now you can use a regular phone instead of talking through your computer. I sit in my backyard sipping my coffee talking to my family up north.
I bought two phones from Amazon. First was the Netgear Dual Mode Cordless Phone with Skype. Love this phone. Dual modes, meaning you plug it into your regular phone line and into your broadband Internet connection. No computer needed. Log into your Skype account from your phone and you are ready to use either line! It is cordless too so you can go anywhere around your house. I walked to the neighbors 3 houses down and had no problem.
Battery life is 12 hours talk time and 120 hours on standby. That is a lot better than my last cordless phone that I had to charge every night.
I also bought a Netgear SPH101 Skype Wi-Fi Phone. No computer needed and you can use it anywhere a wi-fi connection can be picked up. School, office, coffee shop. Would be great for colleges. I bring it with me when I travel and I can call anywhere in the world for pennies.
We have Wi-Fi at work so I can stay connected and make long distant calls with out getting caught on the company phone.
Setup on both phones is really easy. Even a cave man can do it. Call quality on both phones are about the same. Most calss are really clear. Some are a little delayed. I would say it is equal to the quality you get using a cell phone. While not as crystal clear as a regular land line I never had a problem hearing the other person.
So if you want to save a ton of money on your long distance look into these new Skype phones and get your long distant calls for next to nothing.
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