On 9/29/07, Bradley Dorner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am looking at Skye as a possible replacement for most of my phone line > at home and for a small business. > I was wondering if anyone else has done this or what experiences people > have had with Skype? > I noticed that there are packages like skype pro and skype in that might > provide the basics of what > I am looking for, people can call me from any phone and I can call any > phone in the US. > > Anyway, what information can you give me? > > Thanks in advance, > Brad
Bradley - This year I bought a year subscription of Skypeout so that it would replace my home office phone. The good part is that my phone goes with me anywhere, as I use a wired headset. The disadvantage was that I had to be at my PC always to make and receive calls. I believe a Wi-Fi phone would have been more convenient. But the biggest downer was that most of my prospects and customers that I had been calling would complain that I never had a caller ID, so they could tell it was me calling. For better or worse, everyone I know seems to screen their calls, and this was the largest inconvenience. So for $15/month I added a second line with the Utopia fiber to my house, and I can forward calls to my cell if ever out of the office. Lately I also got a GrandCentral number that I plan to use as a master number, but haven't yet, as I'm afraid one day Google is going to start charging an amount for it, enough that I get uninterested in using it. Bottom line is, I felt Skype wasn't good enough for even a small home office to help me run my business. You may have a different experience. Regards, Scott /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
