14. Conducting Videoconferences and Virtual Meetings

In This Chapter

Image Using your iPad for video conferencing via the Web

Image Learn about FaceTime, Skype, GoToMeeting, and WebEx

Although the iPad isn’t designed to work as a cell phone, when it’s connected to the Internet, you can use the iPad as a Voice over IP (VoIP) telephone or speakerphone when you use a third-party app, such as Skype or Line2. These and other apps like them enable you to make and receive free or low-cost phone calls directly from your tablet.

Thanks to the tablet’s built-in camera, ...

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