Once you have credit, to make a
call to a conventional phone, follow these steps:
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In the main Skype window, click the Call Phones tab to display its contents.
In the Select The Country/Region You Are Dialing drop-down list, choose
your country or region??”for example, United States.
In the Enter [Country/Region] Phone Number (With Area Code) text box,
type the phone number.
Click the Call button. Skype places the call.
VoIP phone calls are great??”but what if you want to be able to see the person into
whose ear you??™re whispering sweet somethings? Your PC can help you out here as
well. Turn the page to find out how.
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Project 4
Turn Your PC
into a Video
Phone
What You??™ll Need
Hardware: Video camera with microphone, broadband Internet
connection
Software: Windows Live Messenger
Cost: $50 U.S.
Turning your PC into a free phone, as described in the previous project, is great.
But what if you want to catch the wave of the eternal future, the video phone?
Various programs let you use your webcam, microphone, PC, and Internet connection
to do this. This project shows you how to get, install, and use Windows Live
Messenger, one of the easiest of these programs??”and one that doesn??™t cost you a cent.
You??™ll need a broadband Internet connection to be able to enjoy video phone calls. If
you??™re still mulling broadband, read Project 2 to learn about your options.
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