You don't need a webcam to use skype. You just need speakers & a mic ( I use a broken webcam as the mic still works LOL)...

I talk to my dad often on it, so I can do house work & still chat with him from any room in the house errr apartment... He likes it because he can turn the volume up really loud on his headset to hear me better.

We also use it at Xmas. This past xmas my sister set hers up & we all sat on the couch & had xmas with my dad & Grandma via Skype. Dad has a webcam so we got to see him, grandma, & Buttons.. & he got to see me, Trevor, my sister, & Sean.

Its great & free!!

So if you have poor internet like I do, you don't need a webcam sucking up all the bandwidth.. or you can just see them, or just talk, or chat (its has its own messenger)... its great