Ask The Readers: Skype As Replacement Phone Service?
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 A reader wrote in about using Skype as a replacement phone service. This was good timing because I also wanted to ask about using Skype internationally. Skype While Traveling Internationally? I’m preparing for my trip to Spain, and have the following plan for keeping in touch. All calls are routed to my cell phone, which doesn’t work abroad. I am bringing my laptop, so with WiFI I can use SkypeOut to call and check voicemail once a day, at 2.1 cents/minute. I can then make more calls to the US as needed. According to the Skype FAQ, it only matters where I’m calling to, not where I’m calling from. I can even call places in Spain for 2.1 cents/minute.
