Skype
for iPhone is great, just great. It works so beautifully and it has been a
welcome solution to telephone connectivity while travelling internationally.
Forget your local cellular company and their over priced international calling
plans. Forget buying a local sim card in the country you are visiting,
especially if you’re a Verizon customer, and even if your iPhone is an unlocked
AT&T version. Just forget it all and get Skype for your iPhone or
iPad.
For iPhone users there is something very special and fancy you can do:
purchase a telephone
number from Skype and when you’re travelling overseas, just before you get
on the flight, forward the calls going to your iPhone to your new Skype phone
number. Then, when you get to wherever it is you’re going, chances are you’ll
find a Wi-Fi spot sooner or later and when you do, launch Skype on your iPhone
and any messages that were left will be waiting for you without any
international phone charges. As I write this, I’m guessing I could do that from my
iPand too, huh? Will try.
To forward your incoming calls on your iPhone to your Skype
number, select Settings and then Phone where you will see
a screen like the image to the right. Once you select Call Forwarding, you will
be able to enter your Skype phone number to receive the forwarded calls.
You can set your Skype account to be refilled in
increments. I have mine set to add $10 at a time when I’m reaching the
lower end of my credits. That way I am assured uninterrupted calling. Skype rates are incredibly
affordable and when I’m back home in the United States, I turn off my call
forwarding, but continue to use my Skype account to call family in South Africa
and friends in other countries.
Sad fact: It’s sometimes clearer to call on Skype on my Wi-Fi connection at
home than it is to use my AT&T cellular connection. I sometimes turn off my
cell phone radio, turn on my Wi-Fi and make a call if I don’t want to sound like
I’m at the bottom of a pond.
Welcome to my blog * thoughts and things * poetry, pictures * ideas * opinions * kindness * video * stay and read a while.
Friday, July 1, 2011
What’s On My iPhone: Skype for iPhone and iPad
Labels:
ATT,
cellular connectivity,
International phone rates,
iPad,
iPhone,
Skype,
Technology,
Travel,
Verizon
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Popular Posts
-
I have reached a point in my life where I want to spend time on what brings joy and delight to me and those around me. I am drawn to those ...
-
I was minding my own business on this, the second day of my pre-Christmas vacation, taking a voluntary break from news feeds and focu...
-
Freddie Friesen-Viljoen passed away on Friday morning, October 3rd after appoximately 20 years of exquisite living. His best friend William...
-
There may be things I have to correct in my behavior. There may be social issues I have to attend to. There may be injustices I speak up abo...
-
I saw a video on YouTube about hi rise buildings and opulent neighborhoods in some of the African cities. I wanted to show a ci...
-
I believe that Hell is a state of mind I believe that Heaven is a state of mind. I believe that there is one “whatever it is” Spirit. I...
-
Imagine waking up in paradise, joining your fellow travelers for a daily spiritual practice of reciting the Gayatri Mantra (I'll teac...
-
My friend Matthew Duran is doing the AIDS/LifeCycle ride again this year. He keeps trying to enroll me but I haven't had the courage yet...
-
Dear Friends, This year, 2018, marks the 100-year anniversary of teaching Science of Mind in the world. We are celebrating this milesto...
-
When I was a child I used to make up elaborate games with very complicated rules. If I successfully managed to convince an adult or fr...
5 most recently updated from the blogs I'm following
Designed By Templateism | Seo Blogger Templates
No comments:
Post a Comment