Comcast Subscribers Will Be Able to Video Chat via Skype
By Rob Scott
June 16, 2011
June 16, 2011
- Comcast announced it is teaming with Skype to provide its broadband subscribers video calling on their TVs.
- Details of the service are still being worked out. Testing is expected to begin in the next few months.
- An Xfinity broadband service subscription will be required (subscribers will also have access to Skype calls through the Comcast Xfinity Mobile app).
- The service will be enabled via an adapter box and a “high-quality” video camera provided by Comcast (a number of Internet-enabled TVs from Panasonic and Samsung already offer Skype but the set-up requires compatible cameras, that typically cost between $130 and $170).
- According to Comcast, customers will be able to receive Skype calls or send and receive IMs while watching television.
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