Noob Skype question

[miamialley]

What information do I give someone so we can do a Skype to Skype call? Username, email?

I have a job interview via Skype and want to be sure I give them what they need to call me, without giving them the wrong information.

 

[GGJstudios]

What information do I give someone so we can do a Skype to Skype call? Username, email?

Help for Skype: Calling someone who’s on Skype (Mac)
Help for Skype: Calling someone who's on Skype (Windows desktop)
Help for Skype – user guides, FAQs, customer support

 

[miamialley]

Help for Skype: Calling someone who’s on Skype (Mac)
Help for Skype: Calling someone who's on Skype (Windows desktop)
Help for Skype – user guides, FAQs, customer support

Yes, I've seen those. None of those make it clear what information someone needs to call someone not already in your contacts. Under the circumstances (a job interview) I wanted to be sure to give the correct information.

I'm pretty sure they just need my username.

 

[balamw]

I'm pretty sure they just need my username.

Correct, though with the recent Live/Skype mergers of functionality the line between Skype username and Windows Live username (email address) is blurry. So if your Skype account is tied to a Windows Live (Messenger) account, you may want to provide both.

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[GGJstudios]

Yes, I've seen those. None of those make it clear what information someone needs to call someone not already in your contacts.

If you take the time to read the information, it tells you exactly what's needed:

First you need to find your friends on Skype and add them to your contact list. Then it's really easy to call them.

If you click the link in that quote, you'll find:

3. In the search field, enter the email address, full name or Skype Name of the person you want to add, and then click Find.

 

[justperry]

User name.

 

[miamialley]

Haven't you ever just wanted a human-confirmation answer? I was in a position to respond quickly to the interview request and wanted to be SURE I was giving what was necessary regarding a service I hadn't used before.

Thanks to those without the condescending tone.

 

[GGJstudios]

Haven't you ever just wanted a human-confirmation answer? I was in a position to respond quickly to the interview request and wanted to be SURE I was giving what was necessary regarding a service I hadn't used before.

Thanks to those without the condescending tone.

You asked a question. I pointed you to the answer, which was very clear. If you don't read the answer, it's not going to do much good. It's not a "condescending tone". It just gets old, taking the time to respond and answer questions, then having to spoon-feed the answers because some are unwilling to click and read.

 

[miamialley]

You asked a question. I pointed you to the answer, which was very clear. If you don't read the answer, it's not going to do much good. It's not a "condescending tone". It just gets old, taking the time to respond and answer questions, then having to spoon-feed the answers because some are unwilling to click and read.

Whatever.