Using SKYPE for our Family Meetings

Thought I would pass this along to see what you all thought and if you have any ideas on this service.

What do I need to make a group video call?

Premium account would be 8.99 a month...

To make a group video call, at least one of the people on the call must have Skype Premium (for personal accounts) or a group video calling subscription (for business accounts). If you’re not sure which type of account you have, it’s easy to find out.

If you have a Skype business account, to make a group video call your administrator will need to allocate you a group video subscription. To request a group video subscription, sign in to your account and in the Group video tab, click Request feature. A message will be sent to your Skype Manager administrator requesting the subscription.

Each person on a group video call will need:

• Skype 5.0 or higher (Windows or Mac).
• A high-speed broadband connection.
• A webcam.
• A microphone and speakers (built-in or separate headset with microphone).
• If using Windows, a DirectX 9.0c compatible video card.

7-way group video calling

	Minimum	Recommended
CPU	Core 2 Duo 2.5GHz	Intel i7
Graphics card	128 MB RAM	256 MB RAM
Memory	1 GB	2 GB