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Originally Posted by jswinden
I'm skeptical this works. Many mic/headset speaker combinations have two plugs rather than one, so they won't work. A mic only, if it worked at all being plugged into a speaker plug, would most likely cause the internal speakers to stop working, which is counterproductive for Skype.
Even if you can find a mic/headset speaker combo with only one 1/8" plug that does work, what is the point. Using Skype with a WiFi only tablet without a camera is not going to be that big of a deal. If you have a WiFi connection you probably have other devices which will do the job a lot better than a Fire.
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Video conferencing isn't the only use for Skype. For those of us with Skype-In/Skype-Out service, being able to make/receive Skype calls on the Fire is useful. $60 a year (in the US) for unlimited local and long distance calls makes a fantastic alternative to a traditional landline.
If I'm in the food court at the local mall using their free wifi hotspot, I can accept calls to my "home phone".
The fact that virtually every computing device in my home (PSP, iPod Touch, iPad, notebook, tablet, and freetalk base module) can act as a phone is very convenient.