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Just got a Macbook Pro

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Dean

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I just got a macbook pro yesterday. My brother has a new 24" imac and told me to download skype for a video chat.

Tried that out today and it was great. I know there is Skype Out but I never signed up for it. Tonight I log on and type in his phone number just for fun to see what would happen. I was expecting it to tell me no deal as I never put any money on it.

Next thing you know his phone rings and he answers it. I am not sure why it worked, but I find it odd. Is it free if he has the same area code?
 
OK I just tried it a second time and it tells me i have to purchase credit. Damn I thought I got through a loophole. At least it is cheap to buy.
 
Maybe it was because you were a new user you got a free call. But usually you have to pay for landline or cel phone calls.
 
Originally posted by: YetioDoom
Doesn't iChat do video?
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Yeah, at what feels like twice the resolution and stability of Skype. You have to sign up for the .Mac free trial, iirc- your login will continue to work for iChat when the rest of the services expire.
 
haha. I had a ibook g4 before this one. I had that for three years. In the three years that I have used Macs, I have never signed up for a .mac account.
 
Originally posted by: Dean
haha. I had a ibook g4 before this one. I had that for three years. In the three years that I have used Macs, I have never signed up for a .mac account.
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Trust me- if you're video chatting with another Mac user, you'll want to. The video quality is night and day.
 
Originally posted by: LtPage1
Originally posted by: Dean
haha. I had a ibook g4 before this one. I had that for three years. In the three years that I have used Macs, I have never signed up for a .mac account.
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Trust me- if you're video chatting with another Mac user, you'll want to. The video quality is night and day.
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yeah, but who does that? heh. I signed up for a trial, I was surprised my name wasn't taken. I almost kept it... but $100 for an email address.. that I would forward to gmail anyway.. no thanks.
 
Originally posted by: randomlinh
Originally posted by: LtPage1
Originally posted by: Dean
haha. I had a ibook g4 before this one. I had that for three years. In the three years that I have used Macs, I have never signed up for a .mac account.
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Trust me- if you're video chatting with another Mac user, you'll want to. The video quality is night and day.
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yeah, but who does that? heh. I signed up for a trial, I was surprised my name wasn't taken. I almost kept it... but $100 for an email address.. that I would forward to gmail anyway.. no thanks.
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Well, it is also 10GB online storage, the back to my mac feature, web hosting... there are benefits to that $100/yr. But I am with you, I am not paying that.
 
Originally posted by: TheStu
Originally posted by: randomlinh
Originally posted by: LtPage1
Originally posted by: Dean
haha. I had a ibook g4 before this one. I had that for three years. In the three years that I have used Macs, I have never signed up for a .mac account.
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Trust me- if you're video chatting with another Mac user, you'll want to. The video quality is night and day.
Click to expand...

yeah, but who does that? heh. I signed up for a trial, I was surprised my name wasn't taken. I almost kept it... but $100 for an email address.. that I would forward to gmail anyway.. no thanks.
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Well, it is also 10GB online storage, the back to my mac feature, web hosting... there are benefits to that $100/yr. But I am with you, I am not paying that.
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heh, I already pay $35/yr for hosting plus a few domain names. If apple gave me more control, I'd contemplate going that route. Plus, I need more than 10GB if I want to backup. I still don't know if I should go w/ mozy.. such a good price and now backed by EMC.
 
Originally posted by: randomlinh
Originally posted by: LtPage1
Originally posted by: Dean
haha. I had a ibook g4 before this one. I had that for three years. In the three years that I have used Macs, I have never signed up for a .mac account.
Click to expand...

Trust me- if you're video chatting with another Mac user, you'll want to. The video quality is night and day.
Click to expand...

yeah, but who does that? heh. I signed up for a trial, I was surprised my name wasn't taken. I almost kept it... but $100 for an email address.. that I would forward to gmail anyway.. no thanks.
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Your user name is still active for iChat, even after your trial or subscription expires. :thumbsup:
 
Originally posted by: LtPage1
Originally posted by: randomlinh
Originally posted by: LtPage1
Originally posted by: Dean
haha. I had a ibook g4 before this one. I had that for three years. In the three years that I have used Macs, I have never signed up for a .mac account.
Click to expand...

Trust me- if you're video chatting with another Mac user, you'll want to. The video quality is night and day.
Click to expand...

yeah, but who does that? heh. I signed up for a trial, I was surprised my name wasn't taken. I almost kept it... but $100 for an email address.. that I would forward to gmail anyway.. no thanks.
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Your user name is still active for iChat, even after your trial or subscription expires. :thumbsup:
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Oh, I understood that. I was just poking holes in .Mac for myself. It's not meant for people like me, heh
 
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