Even though Eyjafjallajokull seems to have stopped emitting ash for the time being, many of you will be stuck away from the office, possibly many timezones away. Here are five top tips to help you make the most of the current disruptions to air travel:
1. Find a comfortable, quiet space to work
Don’t underestimate the value of a quiet hotel room, free from distractions. Hang up the do-not-disturb sign, turn down the air conditioning to minimise noise and adjust the desk chair to make sure you’re sitting properly.
2. Use Skype Access to get online
When you’re on your travels, connecting to WiFi hotspots can be, well, a right pain. Fiddling with your credit card, inserting numbers, etc. Skype Access removes that hassle – simply pay-per-minute for the time you need, and pay with your Skype Credit.
What’s more, between 1200 GMT today and 2359 GMT on Friday, we’re offering Skype Access free at any supported hotspot worldwide.
3. Use a headset
A great headset gives vastly improved sound quality with Skype, and makes long calls much more comfortable. It also lets you type at the same time if they get too boring. Just don’t tell the boss.
4. Use the Business Control Panel to distribute Skype Credit to your stranded employees
This one’s for IT managers – the Business Control Panel lets you allocate Skype Credit to your employees from a central pool, and automatically top up their accounts when they’re running low.
5. Use screen sharing to present remotely
Skype for Windows, Mac and Linux all let you share your screen with other people on Skype. It’s as easy as making a video call. Just make sure you’ve got the most recent version of Skype, and you’ll be good to go.
Showing posts with label Tips and Tricks for Using Skype. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tips and Tricks for Using Skype. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Monday, August 25, 2008
Display your phone number when calling from Skype
Copy from blog: Skype for business
Sometimes we always get asked by business users is "how can I display a phone number when making a call from Skype". Calls that show up as 'unknown', or perhaps a non identifying combination of numbers such as '0000123456', are less likely to get answered. It also makes it impossible for the person to return the call if they can't see the number it originated from.
The good news is we have a solution for you. It's called 'Caller identification (Caller ID)'.
Caller ID allows you to display your online number or your mobile number when calling phones from Skype.
You can use mobile numbers from any country, with the exception of Japan and Mexico.
You can use online number from Denmark, Estonia, Hong Kong, Japan, Poland, Sweden, United States and the UK. Hopefully we will be adding more countries to the list shortly.
How to set up caller identification:
Caller identification, as we call this feature, is easy to set up. Simply sign in to your account and follow the on-screen instructions.
Please note that if you have previously set up your mobile number to show when sending SMS messages you don't need to verify the number again. Just choose to use the same number to show for SkypeOut calls.
You will see a screen similar to this:
In this case you can choose between using your online number or the mobile phone number associated with your Skype account.
If you have not previously associated a mobile number with your Skype account, you will need to verify the mobile number by following the instructions sent to you in an SMS.
Associating multiple numbers with your Skype account
It is possible to associate multiple online number with your Skype account. For instance you may have one number in New York and one in London. By associating both these numbers with your Skype account, caller ID will choose the one which is local to the person you are calling and display that number. If neither number is local to the caller, it will use your default number as the caller ID.
Sometimes we always get asked by business users is "how can I display a phone number when making a call from Skype". Calls that show up as 'unknown', or perhaps a non identifying combination of numbers such as '0000123456', are less likely to get answered. It also makes it impossible for the person to return the call if they can't see the number it originated from.
The good news is we have a solution for you. It's called 'Caller identification (Caller ID)'.
Caller ID allows you to display your online number or your mobile number when calling phones from Skype.
You can use mobile numbers from any country, with the exception of Japan and Mexico.
You can use online number from Denmark, Estonia, Hong Kong, Japan, Poland, Sweden, United States and the UK. Hopefully we will be adding more countries to the list shortly.
How to set up caller identification:
Caller identification, as we call this feature, is easy to set up. Simply sign in to your account and follow the on-screen instructions.
Please note that if you have previously set up your mobile number to show when sending SMS messages you don't need to verify the number again. Just choose to use the same number to show for SkypeOut calls.
You will see a screen similar to this:
In this case you can choose between using your online number or the mobile phone number associated with your Skype account.
If you have not previously associated a mobile number with your Skype account, you will need to verify the mobile number by following the instructions sent to you in an SMS.
Associating multiple numbers with your Skype account
It is possible to associate multiple online number with your Skype account. For instance you may have one number in New York and one in London. By associating both these numbers with your Skype account, caller ID will choose the one which is local to the person you are calling and display that number. If neither number is local to the caller, it will use your default number as the caller ID.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Tips for subscribe unlimited world
Did you subscribe Skype Unlimited World before? Do you know there are tow kind of unlimited world?
If you choose the right one that is suitable for you,You can save more than 30USD.
The unlimited world for US&Canada, price is 99.5USD;The unlimited world for rest of the world, price is 129.5USD. The main difference is that the latter service(129.5USD) includes 3 free skypein online number.
If you don't need the skypein number, you can choose the unlimited world for US&Canada.
If you need skypein online number, it is also a good deal to select another subscription(129.5usd),because you should spend 50euro one year to subscribe only one online number independly.
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The Skype Unlimited World subscription includes(both unlimited world has following three function):
>>Call day or night
Unlimited calls to landlines* in 36 countries – call any time of the day.
>>Voicemail
Voicemail is included so you’ll never miss that call from your special someone again.
>>Skype To Go
Where available. Take your subscription with you. Use any mobile phone or landline to reach people abroad.
You’ll be mightily impressed by what you get in your monthly subscription. Along with unlimited calls to landlines* it includes great features to allow friends and family to call your Skype directly and a number you can use to call contacts abroad from any landline or mobile phone.
If you choose the right one that is suitable for you,You can save more than 30USD.
The unlimited world for US&Canada, price is 99.5USD;The unlimited world for rest of the world, price is 129.5USD. The main difference is that the latter service(129.5USD) includes 3 free skypein online number.
If you don't need the skypein number, you can choose the unlimited world for US&Canada.
If you need skypein online number, it is also a good deal to select another subscription(129.5usd),because you should spend 50euro one year to subscribe only one online number independly.
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The Skype Unlimited World subscription includes(both unlimited world has following three function):
>>Call day or night
Unlimited calls to landlines* in 36 countries – call any time of the day.
>>Voicemail
Voicemail is included so you’ll never miss that call from your special someone again.
>>Skype To Go
Where available. Take your subscription with you. Use any mobile phone or landline to reach people abroad.
You’ll be mightily impressed by what you get in your monthly subscription. Along with unlimited calls to landlines* it includes great features to allow friends and family to call your Skype directly and a number you can use to call contacts abroad from any landline or mobile phone.
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