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Skype
Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 1:16 pm
by [PX]Kal Bob
Ghost told me about this program some time ago, But I have finally tried it now. The program is really good. It is a Voice Over IP program, Similar to netphone. It is setup like and IM, but is designed for Vocie Chat. It sound quality is better then Phone line. IronFist will back this up.
It also supports Group calling.
I highly recomend that anyone with a headset get the program, it is totaly free.
http://www.Skype.com
Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 8:20 pm
by [PX]IronFist
The sound quality is really excellent...but it probably eats up alot of bandwidth.
Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 8:41 pm
by Ghost [PX]
I can assure you it does...
You can tell noticably when you're using slower high speed connections...
Ashley and I tried it after she downgraded her DSL and it wasnt nearly as smooth... Then again, my internet had been having problems all week, so that might have contributed to it some as well...
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 3:40 am
by [PX] Nebuchadnezzar
by the by, my Skype username is show_desktop
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 6:38 pm
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 7:07 pm
by [PX]Kal Bob
This is the last proof I needed, There is a God, and he love tux.
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 9:21 pm
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
The Kazaa people know that they need to reach the largest audience possible. I can't wait to see if they incorporate the ability to dial up actual phones.
No long distance bill > *
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 3:01 am
by [PX] Nebuchadnezzar
Kazaa people? do you mean Skype?
BTW you can dial actual people with the newest version, but I think you need to purchase something though...
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 6:55 am
by [PX]Kal Bob
Skype is based off the same technology as Kazzaa
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 9:08 am
by [Fallen]TSB
it was ok but it got kind of.. crappy once we had like 5 people.. with less people it would work fine...
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 10:38 am
by [PX]Kal Bob
to little bandwidth with cable and DSL for the Quality that Skype offers for that many people. Remember, it is a Telephone Replacement. Very different paradime then sometime like teamspeak which was designed around dozens of useres.
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 11:24 am
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
Meh, at work I've got bandwidth to spare.
*Cue Pat Benatar "Call Me"*
Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2004 9:17 pm
by [PX]Kal Bob
I just looked into the Dail-Out feature on skype.
Cost to canadian's 2 cent's a minute world wide
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2004 11:34 am
by Ghost [PX]
Is it just that much per use or do you have to pay a fee to activate the service and any service charges?
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 11:52 am
by [PX]Kal Bob
http://www.cio.com/blog_view.html?CID=21115
Free Calling in Canada and the United states to land line phones until the end of the year. It is nice, but my opinion of Skype has soured somewhat.
Skype is a very large pusher of closed networks and software. There are now many open source and open network alternatives to skype.