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Use Skype Video as a free home or office watcher

Someone asked us this.

> I’d be interested in turning Skype Video into a Home Watch feature. I’d like to be able to start the video remotely without the need of anybody to accept the call.

It’s quite possible to use Skype and the video calling feature for this — see the discussion in the forum.

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3 thoughts on “Use Skype Video as a free home or office watcher

  1. johnjoliver577 said 2415 days ago

    If it is possible great way to monitor the house when your out. I would be interested how to do this also

  2. soofalk said 2415 days ago

    Hi Jaanus – I’m the winner of the Skype B-Day card contest and I have a comment/question related to this post.

    I would love to add video to my Skype experience. Where can I find the list of Skype certified webcams? And why aren’t all webcams supported?

    Knowledgebase offers up this article:
    http://support.skype.com/index.php?_a=knowledgebase&_j=questiondetails&_i=597

    In it, there is a link (www.skype.com/go/shop.accessories) for purchasing a compatible webcam from Skype but it leads to a list of accessories – none of which are webcams. *scratching head* Have any ideas?

    Which webcam do you use?

    Thanks,
    Susan

  3. soofalk said 2414 days ago

    got it…
    You can find a list of webcams from Skype store here:
    http://accessories.skype.com/section?secid=39161
    You can find a list of working (user tested) webcams here:
    http://forum.skype.com/viewtopic.php?t=41162

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