On Mon, 2010-01-11 at 15:37 -0800, Funny NYPD wrote: > For Skypeout, can you use PC? or only need a cell phone? I am confused. Either PC or app on your smart phone. I always use the app on my smart phone. > >They also have SkypeIn, have never bothered since I've got my cell for > >incoming calls. > > Interesting, is there a phone number local people can make a phone call to you? How does it work? You get a local number, it's only available for certain countries. As I said I don't use it so I'm not sure of the details. If you think about it, it is astonishing how telephony type communication has changed in only the past ~20 years, everyone back then had a landline and cell phones were REALLY expensive. Then pagers started to get big. Now pretty much everyone has a cell, many don't have a landline anymore. Soon enough I'm sure it'll all me IP. TTYL -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist