Some Notes on Our Experience with Skype - And Why It Will Work for Some and Not for Others

A few days ago, I made an offhand reference to using Skype to nearly eliminate the cost of a land line phone at home. A surprisingly large number of readers were curious about this and wrote in with interesting questions of all kinds, so I thought I’d walk through what Skype is, how we use it, and why it might work for you in some situations but not in others. What is Skype? Skype is a service that allows you to use your computer and high-speed internet connection at home to place telephone c