From your computer to internet cafe over there through Skype or Yahoo Messenger using a webcam/mic, perhaps.
From your computer to internet cafe over there through Skype or Yahoo Messenger using a webcam/mic, perhaps.
Originally Posted by jamieXXXmaria
Yes we do skype to skype free of course at weekends but she cannot get to cafe during the week as she works long hours ans not to safe out late at night .
"Nothing ventured, nothing gained"
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I suppose you could get a cheap laptop/notebook/PC and pay for her internet connection. Would work out cheaper in the long run I reckon.
Not one of those silly notebook things, they are too small and from what I have seen not worth it, get a decent i3 laptop, oh.... and a good HD webcam
If you want your dreams to come true ...... first you have to wake up
When my wife was in the Philippines I bought her a netbook. She preferred that to a laptop. But when she left for the UK, she gave it to her mom so that she could chat to her mom from the UK.
Her mom has a good internet connection so they talk to each other on Skype regularly.
This is exactly what i did but not everyone can afford to buy a decent laptop when there are so many other costs involved.
Exactly....the computer was only going to be needed until she got her visa (estimated 5 months) then it was going to be passed on to family.
A simply tube monitor, basis keyboard and best quality webcam all for the princely sum of 18000 peso's plus 1000 peso's a month line rental which at the time was £9 ....we understand that same pc is still working without fault nigh on 4 years later.
Sure beat paying out for those extortionate phone bills
I agree Rory, everyone has a budget. I have done this over time. But we started out as most do... then you get to know about the cheaper options and go for them. When we (my wife and I ) started talking over the web there were no such things as HD webcams, but on a good day the reception and clarity is amazing.
If you want your dreams to come true ...... first you have to wake up
Yes. My wife gets some good connections when she chats with her mom. But not so good when she chats with her sisters as they both have different network sources. It depends a lot on what sort of broadband is available at either end / both ends simultaneously.
Invest in buying her a laptop
If you want your dreams to come true ...... first you have to wake up
We both have smart phones, so when my wife is at home it connects to our wifi internet and we can talk for hours for free. We use Viber to talk on the phone, which is free, I have 1gig of data on my phone contract and Viber say that 1 hour of talking takes 14 mb. We are also able to send messages and photos instantly over Viber too.
Other times we use MSN messenger, or Yahoo messenger. I have a Smart Roaming sim card, which my wife can send me an SMS for 1 peso, and if i need to call her mobile to mobile, I have another phone that has a chaeper rate to phils than my contract phone.
There are lots of ways to make talking easy, but the first thing to do is get her an internet connection at home, that is about 1000peso a month to maintain..
If you want your dreams to come true ...... first you have to wake up
Yes. Viber is good.
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