http://tech.spotcoolstuff.com/voip/review-skype-magicjack-femtocell Reviews of electronics gear, laptop computers, iPod accessories, phones, cameras, HDTVs, GPS systems and cool gadgets with a WOW factor! Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:01:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://tech.spotcoolstuff.com/voip/review-skype-magicjack-femtocell#comment-882 Maggie G Fri, 07 May 2010 15:59:46 +0000 http://tech.spotcoolstuff.com/?p=2803#comment-882 We purchased skype out for our granddaughter who is in university in ohio, one neat feature of the skype out is that you can get skype to go free with your annual contract, however it is only available in the USA and certain European countries not Canada. skype to go is to be used with any cell phone or landline and doesn't require using your computer. You are give a special skype to go number and can make calls within your area code range the same as using skype on your computer. So she can call anywhere in the US or Canada from her cell phone and the only charges are minutes to her cell phone . No roaming fees and no long distance charges. Now she has informed me she has a skype app on her blackberry so she can use her skype anywhere just like her computer and make calls to the US and Canada using only her minutes. WOW I wish we had those features available in Canada I wouldn't hesitate for a minute as to which service I would use. We purchased skype out for our granddaughter who is in university in ohio, one neat feature of the skype out is that you can get skype to go free with your annual contract, however it is only available in the USA and certain European countries not Canada. skype to go is to be used with any cell phone or landline and doesn’t require using your computer. You are give a special skype to go number and can make calls within your area code range the same as using skype on your computer. So she can call anywhere in the US or Canada from her cell phone and the only charges are minutes to her cell phone . No roaming fees and no long distance charges. Now she has informed me she has a skype app on her blackberry so she can use her skype anywhere just like her computer and make calls to the US and Canada using only her minutes. WOW I wish we had those features available in Canada I wouldn’t hesitate for a minute as to which service I would use.

]]> http://tech.spotcoolstuff.com/voip/review-skype-magicjack-femtocell#comment-816 MarkKD Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:47:02 +0000 http://tech.spotcoolstuff.com/?p=2803#comment-816 You guys are wrong about Skype needing WiFi to work... That's true on the iPhone since AT&T started whining about their network, but I've made calls with Skype on Windows Mobile using 3G on Sprint and T-Mobile many many times. Its a battery hog to leave on if you are expecting an incoming call, but it works. I've even used it on a 2G EDGE connection before, and while the quality was sub-par, it still worked. So, WiFi is NOT a necessity. You guys are wrong about Skype needing WiFi to work… That’s true on the iPhone since AT&T started whining about their network, but I’ve made calls with Skype on Windows Mobile using 3G on Sprint and T-Mobile many many times. Its a battery hog to leave on if you are expecting an incoming call, but it works. I’ve even used it on a 2G EDGE connection before, and while the quality was sub-par, it still worked. So, WiFi is NOT a necessity.

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