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    Has anyone got it and what do you need e.g. web cam, download, is it free to use, easy to work out, is there any issues with the use of it.
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    I use it often to talk to people in Germany and India (I'm in the US). For talking to other Skype users it's free and convenient. For talking to real phones it costs money, but in the end I think it's very cheap to get a plan.

    You can use a video camera if you like, but I never do.

    A headset makes it nicer to communicate. I don't like using it with my laptop's speaker and microphone, but it works fine.

    The better your Internet speed, the better it works - especially if you're going to share your screen to the other user. One contact in India has about 1Mbit and it's usually fine for voice, but if we're sharing screens it often has trouble. I connect with somebody else who has 2Mbit and we almost never have problems.

    It's pretty easy to download and use for free.

    I recommend it!
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    the above says it all... I have skype on my iphone but unless i'm next to a high speed internet its no good.

    skype to skype is free (if I have skype on my computer and you have it on yours we can talk over it with or without a webcam... you will need a mic and preferably a headset with a mic built in

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    Having many friends in GErmany and Luxembourg (among others), this is very convenient to continue talking with them. I use the webcam "fairly" often and the micro embeded in the frame of my computer work extremely well, I can be a couple meters away from the computer and if I talk strong enough, they can hear what I am saying. This is really a little jewel and a step toward the next big thing (or at least, one of the models) in communication technologies.
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    Skype is how me and Danny talk. It's how we have been able to watch fights together all these years. We both have wireless headsets with mics, it's so much nicer to be able to sit on the couch or get up to go to the kitchen without having to worry about having to stay close to the computer.

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    Its fantastic , i can keep in touch with my brother and his kids
    and it costs me sweet F A .

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    I will try the Skype then without the webcam at first and see how it goes and may invest in the cam and speakers if it is worth it. I have a local contact and one in India I can test it on.
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