Cell phone or skype

Klements
Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:17:41 +0000

I’m a Skype fan. I’m overseas, 2 oldest children in (separate) BS, family in the DC area. Can’t beat the price. Quality (video lag) is seldom a serious issue. You can also do conference calls, with folks in different locations (i.e., the two kids) getting online with me, plus with Mom & younger siblings back in DC. Wow.

I had to chuckle at the text message posts. We also coughed up the $10 to Verizon for unlimited messaging – a prudent measure if ever there were one. Additionally, having faced the lost cell phone before, we’ve taken out insurance plans through Verizon for the teen phones (I think about $5/month/phone). Best money I’ve spent. I have replaced phones that have been lost, run over, washed/dryed, etc.

Cheers