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Cheap, easy teleconferencing?
01-14-2010, 05:13 PM
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Cheap, easy teleconferencing?
Much to my dismay, I have a large block of business travel coming up. DW and I were trying to come up with ways to reduce the impact on the kids. She suggested that we look into a way to have video to go with audio when I call home to talk to the kids since they are too young to get that much out of a phone call. Is there an easy, cheap, perhaps web based way to do this?
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01-14-2010, 05:17 PM
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The only way I know is Skype. I've used it a lot in the last year and it's pretty great. It's free for web based video/audio calls, and the quality is good.
By "teleconference" do you mean there are more than 2 parties? In that case, I don't think you can use Skype, at least I've never tried.
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01-14-2010, 05:43 PM
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Nope, just me and the folks at home, not multiple people. I will check it out.
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01-14-2010, 05:50 PM
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Skype is great. We joined Frank's family in a Skype call to his brother-in-law in Bahrain, on Christmas Day. The video was great - - just like being there, and the kids loved really *seeing* their Daddy! And vice versa, I'm sure, from the smile on his face.
There were a lot of us there and he could see us, but whoever was talking would move to the front to be more visible to the camera.
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01-14-2010, 05:57 PM
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If you have a webcam (or can use your digital camera as one) for your laptop, you can use Microsoft Live Messenger to make free video "phonecalls", assuming you have a broadband connection in your hotel room. I assume you have a webcam for your computer at home.
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01-14-2010, 06:00 PM
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Skype is awesome for what you need. I use it to keep in touch with my nephew and niece.
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01-14-2010, 07:01 PM
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Hmmm. Well, I am not allowed to download or install anything on the work laptop, so that may be n issue. It looks like skype requires a software download. I will see if it is approved at work, but I doubt it.
Will skype work with a netbook?
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01-14-2010, 07:46 PM
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Another way to do this is simply to not call home at all. You don't want them all to get used to you always being around, do you? Let them have their independence. Just be sure to talk to them when you get back home.
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01-14-2010, 07:50 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brewer12345
Hmmm. ............
Will skype work with a netbook?
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My netbook came with Skype already on it. It has a built in camera / microphone, too.
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01-14-2010, 07:51 PM
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Yes, Skype works on a netbook. DH has an ASUS netbook and it works just fine.
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