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09-05-2012, 08:40 PM | #19 | |
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3 year contracts, the crown jewel of the Canadian big 3, should be outlawed. It is outrageous that you have to sign your life away for 3 years to get a modest discount on a phone. Worse, they make the discounts for 1 and 2 years so ridiculous that folks who want it subsidized have no option other than to go for the 3 year contract. Thank goodness we have the new entrants to show the finger to the big 3. |
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09-06-2012, 08:04 PM | #22 |
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In the Internet space, 3 years is a loooooooooong time.
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09-13-2012, 04:11 AM | #23 |
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No kidding. If I were living in Canada I would still have almost a year left on my iPhone 3GS contract. That would just kill me.
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09-13-2012, 06:27 PM | #26 | |
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09-13-2012, 06:39 PM | #27 |
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It's done on the Skype app either on the computer or on a tablet or a smart phone.
The attached screen shows the menu after a phone number or contact is entered. Tap on the SMS line and you get another screen where you can enter a message. I've talked to a cousin while he was away on business in Vietnam and talk to my daughter in Japan regularly and find the sound is quite good. The video is neat too... I use my galaxy tab usually but have also used my phone (a Galaxy Ace) for voice/SMS, not video since no front camera. As far as local numbers, you can use what they call "Skype to Go" numbers which are local numbers you can assign to your most frequently used contacts. Last edited by Cdesja5; 09-13-2012 at 07:59 PM. |
09-15-2012, 04:07 AM | #28 |
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Thanks Cdesja5 for the explanation. I'm not sure if I understand well. I know I can use Skype Out to call a mobile phone number. So you are saying I can also send SMS to this number as well?
Now, what if the mobile phone user is not using Skype but wants to call me? or send SMS to me? What do I need to set up before this is also possible? |
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For someone to call you from a landline you need to get a Skype number. You can get it monthly or pay by the year. Only problem is that they offer them for a limited number of countries and New Zealand might not be one of them. You should check out the Skype site, they offer a lot of new "options" nowadays but not every one is for all countries.
For SMS, you send them from the app, there's a small charge per SMS and the person you sent it to can reply to your messages without dialing a number. They can't initiate the SMS from a phone to Skype. I'm really not sure if all of this would be "cheaper" than a phone plan within your home country, I use it for contacting family that are over on your side of the Pacific. For that, it's much cheaper than a phone plan here seeing as it's occasional. Like I said above, you should check out their site... |
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