Building on the previous article I wrote about Web 2.0 for expats for a series of recent articles in my new project, Korpreneur.com, I thought a more detailed discussion about Skype would be interesting. It seems like people are intimidated by the prospect of setting it up, so I’ve done my best to outline the seven steps of setting up a local number in your home country to call your phone in Korea. Also check out my thoughts on Twitter.
The one Internet service, aside from e-mail, that has most kept me in touch with family and friends back home has not been Facebook, Twitter, or a blog. It has been Skype.
Most of you have probably heard of Skype by now, but there’s an under-utilized feature that I think has enormous potential for expats all around the world. It’s a combination of a SkypeOut phone number, plus the built-in call forwarding service. Put these two together and, depending on where ‘home’ is for you, you can have a local number for your family and friends that dials your Korean cell phone for the price of $25 USD per year, plus the normal calling rate (I think about 5 cents per minute).
It really is JUST that simple. However, just in case, I’ve broken it down for you into seven steps:
11/03/2009 at 6:02 pm Permalink
Why didn’t I realise I could do this before?
Thanks- I’ve followed the advice (but had Skype before so no comission for you- sorry bout that)
11/03/2009 at 6:12 pm Permalink
haha, no sweat. Just glad to help get the info out there.