I know people have been “Skyping” for quite some time now,
but I never had the need for it. My
phone plan was always unlimited and I wasn’t really calling overseas so much
anymore – I used to use prepaid phone cards for that…..how obsolete they are
now! So, recently a friend hounded me
until I caved and downloaded Skype. It’s
okay, I guess. I usually don’ t really
want to be on my phone while on my computer and usually prefer to make calls
from my mobile phone. About two weeks
after I downloaded it I got a “call”….my computer started beeping at me….from a
long time friend that I haven’t spoken to in a few years in Australia. It was so great to be able to talk with him –
FOR FREE!!!! He was still at work when
we spoke, but promised to video call me soon from home and get his little girl
on so that I can see her! That’s going
to be so worth so much more than the time it took to download Skype! I am looking forward to getting back in touch with my overseas friends that I lost touch with over the past few years. Guess I have to thank that friend who jammed me up about it....damn!
It’s so funny to me that we are so used to being able to
video chat now days. I remember being
little and watching the Jetsons thinking how cool it would be to be able to
actually have a video phone! It seemed
like such a far off technology back then.
Makes you wonder what’s coming next.
