Richard Quinn
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| posted on 26/12/07 at 10:53 PM |
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Skype?
Does anyone use Skype? I'm thinking about trying to encourage my daughter to start using it to talk to her mates rather than having the landline
handset glued to her ear while she's on MSN/Facebook/Bebo or whatever it is this week.
Is there anything I need to be aware of?
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carpmart
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| posted on 27/12/07 at 06:43 PM |
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Been using it for several years now and all in all its a pretty good service. Only thing to watch is your phone bills going down! 
You only live once - make the most of it!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 27/12/07 at 07:02 PM |
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I must admit that although I'm a techie kind of person, I just don't understand how Skype works (how it's set up anyway) and why
it's cheaper.
Currently my daughter's living is Sydney, Oz, so any way of reducing the telephone bill is welcome.
trouble is, my primary computer is running Ubuntu...
[Edited on 27/12/07 by David Jenkins]
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iank
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| posted on 27/12/07 at 08:29 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
I must admit that although I'm a techie kind of person, I just don't understand how Skype works (how it's set up anyway) and why
it's cheaper.
Currently my daughter's living is Sydney, Oz, so any way of reducing the telephone bill is welcome.
trouble is, my primary computer is running Ubuntu...
[Edited on 27/12/07 by David Jenkins]
Not a problem.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Skype
It'sbasically VOIP and suffers all the problems that brings if the packets don't flow (stuttering speech max headroom stylee) but if the
connection is good then it's phone quality.
It's cheaper if you stay on broadband connection for both sides because you don't pay for any phone call. You're generally paying
for broadband whether you use it or not in this country.
Skype make their money if you jump off their network onto a normal phone system.
It's also a competent, if not wonderful, instant messaging system.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 27/12/07 at 09:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iank
Not a problem.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Skype
Thanks for that - I'll give it some study (although I'm using an AMD64, and it looks to be a hassle  )
cheers,
David
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 27/12/07 at 09:39 PM |
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I've used Skype for two years now.
It saved me a fortune when my eldest was working in Beijing, 1.5p/min to call him on a local PAYG mobile.
The vid is slow and refresh rate is crap but still usable, if you want PC to PC vid calls.
I also use it quite a bit to phone the Brother in law in Australia on his land line.
Cheaper than normal phone. if the tight git would get a PC it would be free.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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Jasper
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| posted on 29/12/07 at 03:55 PM |
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Or use Voipcheap.com - which is even cheaper - free to nearly all landlines abroad .....
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 29/12/07 at 04:43 PM |
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Call me suspicious, but how do voipcheap.com make money? It seems like something for nothing, as long as you don't exceed their very generous
limits...
Basically, what's the catch?
David
(gift-horse oral examiner...  )
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 29/12/07 at 07:43 PM |
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Hmmm.
Worth reading this. It seems that there are many doubts and
worries about Betamax, the parent company of VoipCheap.
A very large number of people consider this mob to be a bunch of rip-off artists - try Googling on "Voipcheap.com cheating" for a long
list of examples.
Perhaps I'll stick with Skype...
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