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CHAPTER 20: Social Media and Skype
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Adding Skype to Your Computer
You can use the Skype app on your computer, as well. We will show you how this works
next. You can also use Skype to make video calls on your computer if you also have a
web cam hooked up.
NOTE: When you call from your computer to a DROID, you will not be able to make a video call.
To create a Skype account and download the Skype app to your computer, follow these
steps:
1. Open a web browser on your computer.
2. Go to: www.skype.com.
3. Click the Join link at the top of the page.
4. Create your account by completing all required information and clicking the
Continue button. Notice that you only have to enter information in the required
fields, which are denoted with an asterisk. For example, you do not need to enter
your gender, birthdate, and mobile phone number.
5. You are now done with the account setup process. Next, you are presented with
the option of buying Skype Credits; however, this is not required for the free
Skype-to-Skype phone calls, video calls, or chats.
TIP: You only need to pay for Skype if you want to call someone who is not using Skype. For
example, calls to phones on landlines or mobile phones (not using the Skype app) will cost you.
At publishing time, pay-as-you-go rates were about US 2.1 cents; monthly subscriptions ranged
from about US $3 - $14 for various calling plans.
6. Next, click the Get Skype link in the top nav bar of the site to download Skype to
your computer.
7. Click the Get Skype for Windows button or the Get Skype for Mac button.
8. Follow the instructions to install the software. For more information on
downloading and installing software, see the “Getting iTunes Software” section in
Chapter 30: “iTunes User Guide.’
9. Once the software is installed, launch it and log in using your Skype account.
You are ready to initiate (or receive) phone calls, video calls, and chats with anyone else
using the Skype service, including all your friends with the Skype app installed on their
iPhones.
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