I-pod and Skype

[somegirl]

If you are traveling there on Business, won't they pick up your phone bill?


If not, that's pretty shitty of them.

Mine does, but if it's going to be many hours of conference calls while I am overseas, I still try to use Skype (through my laptop) to save them money. *shrug*

[DW]

If you are traveling there on Business, won't they pick up your phone bill?


If not, that's pretty shitty of them.
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Problem is that everyone has their own idea of what a reasonable amount of time per day is.  I've got two young kids, so to me that means about an hour each day on the phone with them and my wife.  At about $2 per minute for my company phone that adds up to $3,600 in a single 30 day trip.  I would just rather take care of some things myself rather than raise the questions.  Especially when it can be done for free. 

Also, what about talking to friends?  Company doesn't really see much need to pay for that.

[slowpoke13]

I've got Skype on my iTouch and iPhone. With the iTouch, I had to pick up one of those headsets with the mic built in. Wasn't really an issue. Works fine. But, sucks battery juice. Also, you have to stay in the application. You can't exit it and wait for the phone to ring. It just means you can't do other things while you wait for the call.

[DarkStaR]

I've got Skype on my iTouch and iPhone. With the iTouch, I had to pick up one of those headsets with the mic built in. Wasn't really an issue. Works fine. But, sucks battery juice. Also, you have to stay in the application. You can't exit it and wait for the phone to ring. It just means you can't do other things while you wait for the call.

+1  That's what sux about it.  It seems better to use it to make calls, rather than receiving...but even then...the online list doesn't always update correctly.