Broadband and webcam tedium

[Hakim Cassimally]

> Just get them an iPhone 4 thingy?

Doesn't that only allow videoconferencing with other iPhones?

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On 12 June 2010 10:43, Leo Lapworth <leo at cuckoo.org> wrote:
> On 12 June 2010 10:13, Edmund von der Burg <evdb at ecclestoad.co.uk> wrote:
>> Like a fool I offered to sort out my parents-in-law with a skype
>> connection so that they could coo at the baby remotely.
>>
>> And now I find myself needing to get the broadband* and the
>> webcam/speakers/mic setup needed for a Dell running XP.
>
> Just get them an iPhone 4 thingy?
>
> http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/facetime.html#facetime-video
>
> Lots less hassel for you - although doesn't mean they'll have a decent
> net connection so you might still want to get them broadband + WiFi
>
> Virgin cable works well enough for me - but you are then limited about suppliers
>
> Good luck!
>
> Leo
>