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Dave P.
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Date Posted: 21:22:12 05/25/05 Wed
Following on from where Jim left off.
I Can't believe you lot don't know a good thing when you see it! This Skype utility that Jim has mentioned is really good. It's been out for a couple of years now, so there's no need to be wary of it because it's still a beta version. If you have a broadband connection and you have speakers connected to your PC (just about everybody, I suspect!) and you have, either a built in mic (usually built into the monitor) or access to a plug-in one, then Roberts your Uncle! FREE telephone calls over the Internet.
I'm not sure about this fact, but you may even be able to use it on a dial-up connection. The calls connected via the net are, and will always be, FREE. After all, you have already paid for the connection by being on the net and are, in that respect, treated just like your email (and you don't pay for them, do you?). Calls are not restricted and you can even swap great big files, which would have been very handy when I was trying to transfer the video of 'Armadillo' to Wes. For the cost of a local call, you can even connect to ordinary land lines and mobiles and you can get a 'phone' number for your friends and family to call you from an ordinary phone. That's how they make their money, of course but for P2P calls it's completely gratis. The programme takes about 30 sec to download (depending on your connection) and is FREE, takes about two minutes to install and set up. You are guided every step by a 'wizard' so no technical savvy is needed.
Jim McDougall and myself tested this utility about eighteen months ago. We set up a conference call between three of us and the sound quality is as good, if not better, than a land line phone. I tried to get people interested then but, I suspect, natural skepticism about 'something for nothing' may have put people off. Well, give it a go! As Jim said "You've got nothing to loose" and they have something like 2 million users now. You can even buy a telephone that connects to your PC via a USB connector! That's my sales pitch for Skype over and done with. I assure you I don't have anything to do with the Company but I do know a good thing when I see it!!
P.S. If you can't find the Skype site, let me know and I'll send you an introduction email.
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