Use the iPhone's mic/headphones with the iPod touch

Apr 03, '09 07:30:00AM

Contributed by: mark hunte

You can use the iPhone's Apple Stereo Headset (with microphone) on an iPod touch (second edition, at least) and Fring or Skype, as long as you've got a WiFi connection.

Granted it's only via WiFi, but it can come in real handy, as I found out while I was over in the USA and had a need to call back home from my hotel. I did not want to use my mobile, and dreaded even more doing it through the hotel's linees. But I had free WiFi in my room, so I spent about 30 minutes using my iPod touch, and talking to someone at my bank in the UK. With a set of Skype subcriptions I already had, I did not pay any call charges.

I have been doing this for a while, but I notice all the pointers to using Skype, or Skype through Fring only normally mention the iPhone. I suspect most people do not know it's possible, so I wanted to share.

[robg adds: I thought Apple had publicized this capability somewhere, but I can't find the reference now.]

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