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Posted: 9/8/2007 9:59:00 AM EDT
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Nope but you can buy handsets at walmart.. I use it to talk international.
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Posted: 9/8/2007 10:00:42 AM EDT
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I have friends who are missionaries in China. They were called into the National Police Headquarters and their Skype conversations were played back to them. I guess they are not secure anymore...
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Posted: 9/8/2007 10:29:38 AM EDT
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I ditched my hardline dialtone in 2000
I pitched my Cell phone in 2003 All I use is skype now. I have bought both SkypeIn and SkypeOut services. Things that skype has issues with: a} Music on hold b} Touch tone menus. c} continous streams of sound in general. Don't talk like an auctioneer. A ever so light pause between sentences allows the compression software to get caught up / stay caught up so that the other party won't be able to tell your on a VIOP connection. I use Skype on Comcast's bottom of the line cable interent.  And as far as the Big Brother issues - Everyone is listening... Get over it. |
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Posted: 9/8/2007 11:46:10 AM EDT
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The times I've tried it, the person on the other end could barely hear what I was saying. I think it has serious volume-control problems. I found it to be effectively useless.
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Posted: 9/8/2007 11:55:15 AM EDT
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I've used it to talk around the world. Never had any problems with it.
(I'm referring to the old PC version. I'ver never used the newer Skype phones...) |
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Posted: 9/8/2007 12:09:15 PM EDT
[#6]
when WERE phones secure ? |
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Posted: 9/8/2007 12:23:08 PM EDT
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I use skype to talk to my wife in the States and it works great for me. Saves me money where I dont have to buy phone cards.
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Posted: 9/8/2007 12:27:09 PM EDT
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I have skype and use it regularly.
I have aheadset but for the most part, just use a microphone plugged into the PC. I also have a webcam and although not perfect, use it to talk to my brother in Australia, friends in Japan and friends shooting colleagues here in England. We all like it Mark |
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Posted: 10/9/2007 11:42:13 AM EDT
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any more input concerning a corporate environment?
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Posted: 10/9/2007 11:46:23 AM EDT
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I use it for video teleconferencing with people I am collaborating with. Pretty good for free.
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Posted: 10/9/2007 11:47:17 AM EDT
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It's a bandwidth hog and security hole. Skype turns your computer into a relay and uses it to route other calls |
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Posted: 10/9/2007 11:48:35 AM EDT
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I have used Lingo myself for the last 3 years and never a problem unless the power went out. I even pay $10 extra a month and they gave me a number in the UK that my family uses to call me so saving them money as well.
I tried Skype a couple times and had too many issues with it: poor sound quality being the major one. ETA: My calls in the US are unlimited as are my calls to the UK (unless I call a mobile phone there, in which case they do charge for the call) |
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Posted: 10/9/2007 11:49:06 AM EDT
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I used Skype on my Mac and it worked great for both phone calls and IM.
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Posted: 10/9/2007 11:49:33 AM EDT
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I've got Skype. Lets me talk to a friend in England for free.
Of course, the conversations are one-sided since I can't afford a headset for my computer yet. 
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