Yes, if you are using a desktop computer you will need a headset. If you have Skype autostart and autologon, you can go to the Account menu and choose to logon as a different user. If you already have the Skype software account installed on your machine, and you decide to join the Physics Skype account with a different identity, you'll be able to logon to Skype using either identity. Alternatively, if you want to keep your personal account separate, you can sign up with a new identity. You have the choice of signing up for the Physics business account under your existing Skype name (this will preserve all your contacts and allow people who already know your Skype name to keep contacting you in the same way). However, only Skype-to-Skype (and toll-free) calls are free. The person you want to call does not need to have Skype. You can call land lines and cell phones anywhere in the world. With this account, you can call any number. Can I call anyone, or just other Skype users? The Skype software is completely independent from your land line, and is just an optional, cheaper way of making long distance calls. How does this affect my regular office phone? If you use Skype for these calls, you will incur the Skype long-distance rate. But here is a list of the exchanges that are considered local. And Skype-to-Skype calls are free.įor comparison, we are not aware of how much (if anything) is charged for local calls from a University land line. Long distance calls (domestic or international) made through the Skype account will be paid for by the Physics Department.Ĭalls to toll-free numbers - US area codes 800, 888, 877, 866, 855 and 844 and toll-free numbers in France (+33 800, +33 805, +33 809), Poland (+48 800), Taiwan (+886 80), and UK (+44 500, +44 800, +44 808) - are free on Skype. After the Skype Administrator activates and funds your account, you'll be ready to make your first call. 
To request a Skype account, please submit a ticket.What is the process for getting signed up?
The Physics Skype account is open to all faculty and staff of the Physics Department. Who can use the Physics Skype business account? The Physics department has a Skype business account as an alternative to regular phones in order to reduce the cost of long distance calls.
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