Posted by Bonovox
Can someone please help me. Soon im buying a laptop with built in web cam and am going to use one of them pay as you go usb modems for browsing the net and downloading. But what i want to know is can you make video calls using web cam with one of these 3G modems. I would be video calling someone abroad. Anyone if you know. Thanks.
Posted by fbloise
I'm curious too!!
I've seen those Claro's ads in the TV here in dominican republic, where this guy is videochatting with people using his laptop (www.claro.com.do), now I don't know if this can be achieved...
Somebody please answer this question!!
Posted by jcwhite_uk
I dont think that you can video call to a mobile from a laptop. You could use the webcam on a laptop to call another laptop using MSN or Skype etc.
Posted by Bonovox
No the question was can you use video calling to another laptop using a mobile broadband usb modem the pay as you go ones like on 3 network.
Posted by fbloise
Answer: Big no.
You can use a 3rd party software as skype or Gtalkon both, but videocall using 3 networks NO.
Posted by Daedalus85
Bonovox:
Bear in mind, it's not a phone you're plugging into your laptop, it's just a data connection.
If you want to make phone calls using it, use Skype with it on your laptop. If you want to do video calls, again, use MSN on your laptop.
Once the USB stick is plugged in, it's absolutely no different to using your wired PC with the internet. It has nothing to do with phones at all.