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Question by FavoriteBird: Can anyone demystify Skype for me?
I am about to travel to Japan for 1 month and need an affordable and convenient way to contact my friends/fam back home and in Japan. basically I just need to know what kind of “plan” to get on with Skype. Here are the details:

1. I need to be able to call computers and cell phones back home in the U.S. AND in Japan

2. I’d like to be able to call others in Japan and U.S. from my computer AND from some sort of mobile device ( I have an iPod Touch 2nd generation that I heard works as a mobile device on Skype)

3. I want to be able to send/receive text messages on my computer AND my iPod Touch (assuming it is compatible with Skype mobile)

4. Do I need a subscription or should I do Skype “Pay as you go” ?

ANY advice you may have that will help me out would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much!

Best answer:

Answer by Tom
Just do pay as you go, the rates are low enough for you not to have to worry about it. I’m not sure about sending texts with your touch though, I don’t think skype mobile works for the Ipod, unless maybe you’ve jailbroken it. you’d need a mobile phone with internet to use skype mobile, if that’s the case.

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