On Sep 14, 2005, at 11:53 AM, David Rodriguez wrote:
I was just wondering if and how many listers here use Skype to make
long distance phone calls over the internet? It seems to be pretty
popular and much cheaper then others such as Vonage. (Of course
9-1-1 is not available at this time, so this is not a substitute
for a regular phone in that context)
Now that I've finally got a fast connection out in the rural area
using Clearwire, I am able to utilize voip w/o having to wait a
few seconds for my transmission to reach by friends. The port
Skype uses is also not blocked with Clearwire DSL, whereas I
understand the one Vonage uses is (port 80).
For those who don't know, Skype is a VOIP (Voice Over Internet
Protocol) program that basically allows you to make phone calls
over the internet. With Skype, calls are free to those who also
have skype on their computer. If you call to a land line or cell
phone, there is an average local rate charge and you buy minutes up
front using Paypal even. You can check it out at www.skype.com.
I'm also curious how those with powerbooks are dealing with the
slight inadequacies of their lower quality microphone and speakers,
which does make for poor voice quality. I have an old Jabra that
clears things right up, but my speaker jack seems to have a
slightly loose contact, so need to find a better headset. It's
also a minor hassle having to plug and unplug both mic and speaker
all the time, nobody wants to wear any kind of headphone all the
time. So I'm just wondering if anybody has come up with a better
solution?
Dave
I use Skype and Gizmo. I prefer Gizmo. http://www.gizmoproject.com
Peter Apockotos:
http://www.apockotos.com
http://www.macmariner.com
http://www.knightrider.org
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