Skype is truly wonderful! My wife uses it to talk to her family and friends back in Ukraine, saving me a fortune on long distance bills and I use it often to talk to my friends and family back in Colorado, especially my parents who love to see their baby grandson when I put him in front of the camera.
When my son’s 3rd son was born and he was on deployment in Iraq, there was an organization that allowed him to see the baby via something like a video conference. Local tv stations picked up on story. It was great. There are alot of organizations that do things like this to boost morale among Marines and soldiers. And it seems to work. I got a copy of the tape via email from the tv station that aired the story.
Awww. That’s wonderful. They must go crazy when their grandson comes online. When our daughter is away at college, I still get so excited to see her via Skype.