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pebbles88
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hiya,
i know there are things like Skype & MSN that can allow you to keep in touch with family/friends abroad. But I am not that clued up :oon what the best way is, and also any further equipment that we will need?
it my dh who's going to be working abroad, we have a laptop, and i think he will look into getting a netbook so that we can video cam on msn (i think) but I would really appreciate any advice or feedback from people that have actually used these services in real life and can give an accurate feedback on them?
thankyou for reading this.
i know there are things like Skype & MSN that can allow you to keep in touch with family/friends abroad. But I am not that clued up :oon what the best way is, and also any further equipment that we will need?
it my dh who's going to be working abroad, we have a laptop, and i think he will look into getting a netbook so that we can video cam on msn (i think) but I would really appreciate any advice or feedback from people that have actually used these services in real life and can give an accurate feedback on them?
thankyou for reading this.
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Dance like nobody's watching; love like you've never been hurt. Sing like nobody's listening; live like it's heaven on earth."
Big big thanks to Niddy, sorely missed from these boards..best cybersupport ever!!
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If you have a laptop, then chances are you are already set up to go. All you require is a webcam, microphone, and speaker. I've not seen a laptop come without them, and if you are on a desktop PC then most webcams also contain a microphone.
You can also get relatively cheap headsets, i.e. headphones and a little microphone, the advantage is that it reduces microphone/speaker feedback.
Skype makes the process easy to work out of the box.0 -
Skype is excellent and very stable i find/ msn messenger is now awful !BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!
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