Skype Question

[Joshua312]

I'm thinking about getting a Nokia N800 and want to use the Skype feature with it. I do have a few questions though.

I want to be able to call and recieve calls from cell phones/landlines. Do I need both Skype Unlimited and Skype In to be able to send/receive calls like this?

Thanks guys!
-Josh

[paul34]

Yes - you need both Skype out to get the outgoing call ability, as well as Skype In in order to get a phone number you can use.

Good luck, you should be able to save a lot of money this way! You can even switch the landline over to Skype - much, much cheaper than silly Vonage or the services the big cable companies/ISPs/phone companies provide

[Joshua312]

Paul thanks for the response. So just to make sure I will need Skype Unlimited & Skype In?

Sorry just want to make sure since you mentioned Skype Out..Will be ordering the services/phone soon so I will let you know how it goes. Im looking forward to saving some $$ seeing as though I am in wi-fi hot spots most of the time when I talk on my cell.

I also mentioned to my mom that pending the quality of the phone calls I make in our house, we could save $295 a year if we switch over to Skype for our "land line".

[paul34]

Yes I believe so. You can double-check with Skype support, but I just checked, the SkypeIn makes no mention of outgoing calls... the same is true, but in an opposite sense, with SkypeOut.

Good luck! I believe Skype will even refund your money if you're not happy (might want to double-check that), so it shouldn't be a huge risk to just try it out.

And the N800 is definitely a nice little device! Congrats in advance if you buy it I hope they start bringing UMA here - I'm not sure if you've heard of it, but its basically where a cell phone can, in the presence of hotspots or your own WiFi network, route calls via VoIP (using yours or other trusted WiFi networks) instead of the cellular network, all using your same phone number with the transition being so seamless to the point where one can switch between cellular and UMA networks without dropping calls or interrupting them.

Not only would this mean GREAT news to people who might not get a great signal inside their homes, but also reduces congestion on the cellular networks (especially on chronically overloaded networks like Cingular), and possibly lower per-minute rates while you are at home.

I think T-Mobile (who is who I use now, left Cingular a few months back) was going to do it - but something happened, and they didn't go through with it