I-pod and Skype

[DW]

Has anyone used the Skype App on an I-pod touch?  I am looking for a cheap way to keep in touch with my family while overseas.   I'll be heading  to Singapore where WIFI is plentiful, so free contact with the wife and kids would be  .








Also, it gives me an excuse to get a nifty new I-pod.

[Buckethead]

I haven't used it myself, but I was on a ferry across the Bay of Fundy and the girl sitting next to me pulled out her iPhone, hooked into the ships free wifi and used Skype to call her friend vacationing somewhere in the Mediterranean.

At that point, I realized that technology had come too far and that we're all doomed.

I also thought it was really cool.

[ZLTFUL]

Skynet became self aware at....er wait....wrong thread. 

I haven't used it but I will try it out on mine. While I make fun of IPhone users, the IPod Touch is a whole other beast.

[muskrat]

you can use it on the Iphone.  gives you an excuse to get the "upgrade" if you will 

[sert duc]

I've used it to make free phone calls over Wi-Fi to my brother in Denmark. Works great.

[Raux]

guy in the office has iPod Touch with Skype. easy as pie he says.

[DW]

Here is the thing on the I-phone.  I don't want something with me that has the ability to rack up huge charges trying to receive email, texts, and calls while roaming in a foreign country.  A former coworker of mine managed to hit several thousand dollars in one month.  I plan to drop in to an AT&T store to find out if there is a way around that. (Airplane mode?)  I just don't want anything that will set a trap for me if I screw up.

I-pod Touch looks like it will do anything I actually would want it to.  I appreciate all the first hand experience comments.

How poor is the battery life?  I've gotten used to my Nano lasting all day, but was guessing that it would more like a cell phone running that screen.

[DW]

Sooo, I got the 32gb I-pod touch for Christmas!  Only issue is it won't open any websites
I connect to my WIFI, it shows a good connection, but will not open anything.  I either get an "invalid argument" message or it just locks up trying to open the website. 
Here's what I've tried so far:
1) I verified my WIFI is good with my company laptop.  Re-started the modem a couple of times just in case.
2) I had the I-pod "forget" the WIFI network and re-connected several times.
3) I restored the software on the I-pod 3 times.
4) I've messed around in settings for both Safari and general.

Any idea's?  This was supposed to keep me occupied all day in a good way, not frustrated.  I leave on a trip tomorrow and wanted this thing working before I left.  No support available from Apple until Sunday.

[DW]

Never mind, I finally got it to work.  It kept saying that it was connected, but I was having modem issues afterall.

Life is  and 

[DW]

In fact, this has been posted from my iPod!!!

[DarkStaR]

Too late now, but when I leave the country, I throw it in Airplane Mode, and don't get charged for anything.  WiFi becomes your best friend.

Only issue I had was most hotels don't have WiFi in the rooms, wired only.  Wish I had a travel size wireless router like this:

Here is the thing on the I-phone.  I don't want something with me that has the ability to rack up huge charges trying to receive email, texts, and calls while roaming in a foreign country.  A former coworker of mine managed to hit several thousand dollars in one month.  I plan to drop in to an AT&T store to find out if there is a way around that. (Airplane mode?)  I just don't want anything that will set a trap for me if I screw up.

I-pod Touch looks like it will do anything I actually would want it to.  I appreciate all the first hand experience comments.

How poor is the battery life?  I've gotten used to my Nano lasting all day, but was guessing that it would more like a cell phone running that screen.

[Kopfjäger]

How do you make phone calls on an I touch?

[DW]

How do you make phone calls on an I touch?

Application called Skype.  You have to have an internet connection and a set of earphones with a mic.  Skype is free.  Rates to regular phones look very good, skype to skype is free.

[somegirl]

Only issue I had was most hotels don't have WiFi in the rooms, wired only.

Really depends on the country (and the hotel).  There are many places where you can only find (crappy) WiFi and no wired connections.

In general I see more WiFi-only places in Europe, and more wired-only in Asia, but that's not true across the board.

[cyrus buelton]

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


If not, that's pretty shitty of them.