Anyone used Skype for video calling on a tablet?

rodgers73
rodgers73 Posts: 2,626
edited June 2014 in The cake stop
I'm thinking of using this as a way to stay in touch with my family when I go away on holiday.

Does it work ok? I have an Android tablet, wife has an iPad.

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  • Daz555
    Daz555 Posts: 3,976
    Works great. Millions use Skype video every day.
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  • arran77
    arran77 Posts: 9,260
    We use Face Time on the iPad and it works very well.
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  • rodgers73
    rodgers73 Posts: 2,626
    I know about facetime but thats no good for my Android device.

    I know Skype is good but do I use the same software if its on a tablet? Or is this an app instead? Just wondering if the tablet version is better/worse than the PC one.
  • southdownswolf
    southdownswolf Posts: 1,525
    We have foreign students stay with us a lot and they often use Skype on tablets, seems to work very well.
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  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    Skype works just as well on tablets as they do on PC's. The user interface is a little different, and some features are not present on the tablet version, but as long as you have Wifi you are good to go with the video calling. I use it regularly for keeping in touch with family in Austria.
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  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    Download the Skype app for ipad, works fine for contacting the few people you know who insist on not using a proper machine and Facetime :D

    Oh come on :roll:

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  • secretsam
    secretsam Posts: 5,120
    Tablets are vile, particularly Why?-Pads

    However, Skype enabled me to keep in touch with the family whilst in Qatar, so is therefore ace
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  • kajjal
    kajjal Posts: 3,380
    SKYPE is fine on a tablet as long a you have a good enough internet connection. If your tablet has front and back facing camera's that can be handy.
  • rodgers73
    rodgers73 Posts: 2,626
    Thanks all - looks like I've solved this problem!
  • dhobiwallah
    dhobiwallah Posts: 272
    No one has mentioned the internet connection itself. Not likely to be an issue in a hotel but if you are using coffee shop etc wifi you might struggle...
  • drlodge
    drlodge Posts: 4,826
    Have used skype on my phablet (Galaxy Note II) and it even works, albeit with a grainy video, over the three network here in the UK.
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  • rodgers73
    rodgers73 Posts: 2,626
    It's mainly so my 1yr old can see my face while I'm away - she can't yet understand a damn word I actually say ;-)
  • Peddle Up!
    Peddle Up! Posts: 2,040
    Works well on a Nexus with a good connection. If the video is poor, (free, as in beer) speech only is a good alternative.
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  • donkykong
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