Yes, you do have to have a Skype Id or, if you have a Microsoft Id you could use it to sign in and you can even sign in with your Facebook credentials. I personally prefer to use my Skype Id because I don’t always think it’s a good idea to share/mix up these things. I am especially careful what I share with Facebook because even though you might be able to control what information you share with Facebook, it’s easy to overlook something and next thing you know is that you have given them access to something you didn’t intend them to have.
Anyhow, just go to www.Skype.com <http://www.Skype.com> , click on the Sign In link and then on the next page you can look for a link called “Create Account”. You have to enter your first and last name and whichever email address you want to use, you also have to choose a Skype Name which can be anything you want like “Lori123” or whatever, then you have to select a password and there is a captcha, but the “Listen” link provides an audio captcha which is not too difficult to understand. There is also a profile section where you can fill in information about where you live (city/country), your birthday and gender and so on. This is all information you can fill in, but it is not mandatory and you can also add or complete this later under your Profile. Once you have a Skype Id you can give it to others or you can add others to your Contact list. You can then see if people are online and you can send them messages or call them. I believe you can also create an account right from within the Skype app on your iPhone, but I would probably choose to do it on the computer which of course is strictly my preference. Good luck, Sieghard Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2014 9:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: most accessible skype? Hi Sieghard, No, I never have used skipe before or on the computer. And I do have wy-fi hear at home. Do I need to create an account to use skipe? Thanks. Lori and the Gipper -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . To post to this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
