Lennart
Joined: Jan 17, 2001
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Posted: 2003-Oct-09 20:27
http://www.skype.com - It worked well on my first test - anyone elses opinion?
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yellowwing
Joined: May 21, 2002
# Posts: 2526
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Posted: 2003-Oct-09 22:07
I looked at the site. Looks very interesting. I couldn't tell if they offered conference calling.
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Lennart
Joined: Jan 17, 2001
# Posts: 1020
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Posted: 2003-Oct-10 05:34
It's the same developers as behind Kazaa. After only 6 weeks out over 1 Million downloads..
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Lazerzubb
Joined: Jul 12, 2001
# Posts: 1977
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Posted: 2003-Oct-10 15:53
I tried it 3 months ago, works quite nice, better quality of the sound than i thought it would be.
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St0n3y
Joined: May 01, 2002
# Posts: 1620
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Posted: 2003-Oct-10 18:20
Look like an "improved" Instant Messenger? Yahoo and MSN already allow you to use voice, though skype claims to have better quality.
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davaddavad
Joined: Aug 02, 2001
# Posts: 928
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Posted: 2003-Oct-10 22:53
Well 3 years ago I joined dialpad which was a free service
that turned pay. So I think enjoy it while it is free if the sound quality is acceptable. jmho 
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Lennart
Joined: Jan 17, 2001
# Posts: 1020
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Posted: 2003-Oct-11 12:03
They have promised to keep the "basic" pc to pc service free. However Skype says you'll soon be able to call regular phones from their service which will cost.
One difference between for example Instant Messenger and Skype is that you can call behind firewalls with Skype.
I feel a little bit extra for Skype due to my heritage - its a Swedish team who have developed it :D!
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stevenjm
Joined: Eons Ago
# Posts: 824
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Posted: 2003-Oct-11 13:19
if its the same developers behind Kazaa then its probably infected with the same scumware as kazaar.
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unreviewed
Joined: Dec 07, 2000
# Posts: 6776
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Posted: 2003-Oct-11 16:58
Good point Steven, think I'll wait for the K-lite ver.
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g1smd
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Joined: Jul 28, 2002
# Posts: 10465
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Posted: 2003-Oct-12 14:49
Hmm, Kazaa. Best avoided.
I'll never download or use anything they are ever involved in, having seen the mess it has made to so many peoples computer systems over the years.
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thejenn
Joined: Aug 08, 2001
# Posts: 9196
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Posted: 2003-Oct-14 15:36
I just can't get as excited over free phone calls anymore...
If it's after 9 or on the weekends, I can call anywhere for free on my cell...if it's during the day, I can call anywhere in the states, Canada or western europe for 3 cents a minute. At 3 cents a minute, I'm not really concerned about footing the bill.
Geeze...I remember back in high school when my boyfriend headed to Alaska for college and it was like 30 cents a minute to call...blech...talk about some high long distance bills.
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Lennart
Joined: Jan 17, 2001
# Posts: 1020
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Posted: 2003-Oct-14 17:03
Oh you're spoiled!! For some reason we're so overprized on the cell-phone-rates. Daytime I pay 5 SEK/minute, almost 70 cents..
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thejenn
Joined: Aug 08, 2001
# Posts: 9196
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Posted: 2003-Oct-14 17:26
Well, wait. I meant on my home phone i get 3 cents a minute.
I have no idea what my day rate is on my cell phone...as I have 800 minutes a month and I never use them.
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yellowwing
Joined: May 21, 2002
# Posts: 2526
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Posted: 2003-Oct-14 19:34
Yes but, Can you hear me now? 
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