My daughter Patti is in London, England for three weeks as part of the USC Law program, and we are keeping her daugther Eva. We have been having nightly Skype sessions where she tells us about her day and she is even able to read bedtime stories to Eva. It is amazing and it is free.
Downloading and installing Skype is easy. Patti has a headset that cost around $20, and at both ends we have a Microsoft Lifecam VX-3000 camera which is excellent and easy to use. The Lifecam has a camera and built-in microphone. Patti can use Skype-out features to call any phone for $.02 per minute. Typicall she calls us at home to setup the call and follows up with a video call a few minutes later.
Skype is a must-have for anyone traveling overseas.
