MSN because skype wont let me use my webcam!! silly skype....

smilies for you....

Logitech is the best. Low price and hi quality features. Their cheapest cams usually outperform all the rest.
LOL! Seems that reading and comprehension is a lost art these days huh?

Possible but a little hard to do as the handsfree wires are so thin. Regular landphone normally use 2.5mm earjack and they may have different configuration. Buying a new one may be better.

Majic Jack, for $20 a YEAR. This is about $2/month!

If you are looking for a phone to use just for your VoIP phone line, then you may want to consider a USB phone. And with a SIP provider you can call and recieve calls from traditional land line telephones through your VoIP phone. Here is a link for USB phones:
http://www.altoedge.com/usbphones/index.html

If you want to be able to plug your regular phone into your computer, then what you need is a telephony board for your computer as opposed to a certain phone. You can find telephony boards at the link below, but if you are going to make the switch why not go all the way and just transfer your phone number to a SIP provider.
http://www.altoedge.com/telephony/index.html

Skype is ok, however, Yahoo is better....go to voice.yahoo.com

it is the same as skype, you can do pc to pc, pc to phone, and phone to pc (including voicemail).....i think the rates at yahoo are cheaper too, and call quality is excellent...

With "In-Network" calling you can call between VoIP accounts for free, with most any VoIP service.

All Skype,Yahoo Messenger, and Google Talk users can talk to each other for free over Internet as long as they each have accounts with the same VSP (VoIP Service provider). I talk to my brother all the time over Skype or Google Talk PC-PC for free.

But, if you want to use a VoIP Phone using an ATA (analog telephone adapter) to talk to other VoIP phone or PC based Softphone users, then you can use services like CallCentric and InPhonex.

With these services you can talk to any other user on their network for free (In-Network calling). You can call from PC-to-ATA, ATA-to-ATA, or ATA-to-Softphone for free. And of course to PSTN landlines as well for 1.98¢/min with CallCentric.

I use my own user configurable (unlocked) Linksys ATA (PAP2T-NA or SPA2102-NA). I use CallCentric on the ATA line-1, and InPhonex on Line-2. Two separate services, two phone numbers, but only one VoIP ATA box.
CallCentric and InPhonex both have free downloadable Softphones. However, they are BYOD (bring your own device), which means you have to buy and configure your own VoIP ATA phone adapter, like I did.

A quick search on the internet proves that it is in fact true, and another quick chat with my IT manager husband confirms that it's extremely easy to block the use of them.

It is understandable for hotels to block Skype (and all other kinds of VoIP) communications as they would rather you used their more expensive method of communication and create revenue for them.

It seems pretty pointless however as usually your mobile phone is going to be cheaper than using their room telephone anyway unless you have really high roaming charges.

I have never tried using Skype in a London hotel room as I live in the UK and simply use my mobile for calls.

However, this is only when you are connected to the hotel's own WiFi / Internet service.

You might be able to find another wi-fi provider nearby especially in London or one that doesn't charge much (a local coffee shop for example).

You can't use skype using 3G from your mobile phone as most providers block it for the same reason (they want you to use the service provider for your calls), however if you connect your 3G on your phone to wi-fi you can use it then.

Every McDonalds offers free wifi (called the Cloud) so you won't be far from them.

here is one:
http://www.mayberrylane.com/tdge28311ee1.html