When you are ready to text or call someone open up your contacts within the Viber app and tap on the purple phone icon to the right of the desired person. You’ll need to let them know to turn their app on if you want to communicate with them via Viber anytime soon. You can also see when the last time those contacts used Viber, so they may not be currently active on it. You’ll want it to do this because it will identify everyone in your Contacts that has installed (and uses) Viber. Once this is done the app will then ask if it can access your contact list. The app will then send a text message to your phone with a 6-digit code that you will need to enter in to the next screen on Viber: this is how the app ensures that you are the owner of the mobile number. With Skype you have to establish a username and a password so one less step for Viber users. Once you have downloaded it to your mobile phone (available on both iPhone and Android), the first thing it will ask you to do is enter your mobile phone number: this is how the app identifies you. So, think of this as a great way to keep in touch with friends, family and co-workers when travelling and you don’t want to burn up your data plan, cellular minutes, or get hit with crazy International and roaming fees. The app also has to be running or have notifications turned on in order to see when someone is attempting to communicate with you. you won’t be able to communicate with your clients if they aren’t using it. So, this may not be the best app to use if you plan to travel and use for business communication: i.e. The only real catch I see is that the free calling/texting feature of Viber only works if the person with whom you are trying to communicate also has Viber installed. Viber’s closest competitor is Skype, so for those of you that currently use Skype (I don’t), you may feel that this is a step down for you in terms of call quality and reachability or, at least, so I’ve read. In fact, he exclusively uses it to communicate back to the United States with his family. I was recently introduced to this App by a friend who travels a lot overseas on business and he says it works great. For those of you who travel or are mindful of your voice and data usage, this tip could be for you.
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