Make calls with your iPod Touch.
Making calls on your iPod Touch is as simple as finding an appropriate headset with microphone and downloading a VOIP program such as Skype. Using the WiFi connectivity of the iPod Touch allows you to access the application (Skype in this instance) and make calls anywhere in the world for free (if they are a Skype user) or very cheaply (if you are calling a cell or land line).
Instructions
1. Plug in your headphones to the headphone jack on the iPod.
2. Plug the microphone into the sync connector at the bottom of the iPod. You'll need to purchase the microphone, as it doesn't come with the iPod. The first generation iPod Touch doesn't support an all-in-one headset and microphone option like the second generation does.
If you have a second generation (or newer) iPod, you can purchase an all-in-one headphone and microphone combo that you can simply plug into the headphone jack.
3. Download the Skype app from the iTunes App Store.
4. Sign up for a Skype account if you don't already have one (free).
5. Purchase credits from the Skype website if you wish to call land lines or mobile phones. You'll get free calls to any other Skype user and calls for as little as one cent per minute to land lines or mobile phones.
6. Click the Skype app on your iPod Touch and sign in with your login name and password.
7. Add friends to your Skype friends list to make free calls. You'll need their email addresses, or Skype login names to add them. Add friends by pressing the "+" button in the upper right corner.
8. Select the name of the contact you wish to call if she is on your Skype friends list. After clicking, you'll be faced with two options; call and SMS. Choose what you'd like to do, and Skype will make the call, or allow you to send a text message (SMS).
9. Click the "Call" button on the bottom if you'd like to make a call to a land line or mobile phone. Enter the number, and press "Call" to dial.
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