catgate Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Now I'm not sure if this is the right place, but, "What does anyone know of this Skype business?" On the face of it, it looks very atractive, but I have yet to see the "free lunch" not turn out to be one where I finish up picking up the tab!! Any views or solid info., anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 I've had skype for about 12 months and it's cost me nothing.I only use the free bit PC to PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 Sounds interesting. Can you give us a run down on it please? Do you actually pick up your receiver and talk? Does the other person need a computer? Any other info? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 It runs from PC, so you need microphone headphone (we had problems with the sound through the speakers). You register a name and can talk to anyone registered for free on another PC. If you deposit credit into an account you can then speak PC to land line, almost anywhere in the world from memory, around or less than 1p per minute. Check the web site http://ui.skype.comWow only two spelling mistakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 Thanks. Think I'll pass for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thos Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 If you want to talk PC to PC both of you have to arrange to be on line at the same time, so a preliminary phone call would be helpful!!Thos. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted August 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 It all sounds too good to be true. Where is the profit for Skype Inc. Corp. coming from? They are surely not doing it for goodwill alone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thos Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 There are alternatives, such as Googletalk, which are worth investigating.http://www.google.co.uk/talk/Thos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 It all sounds too good to be true. Where is the profit for Skype Inc. Corp. coming from? They are surely not doing it for goodwill alone?They hope you will buy the pc to phone.PS The phone rings on the PC, the same as an normal phone, so you only need to have the PC switched on and in the vicinity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 I use it for PC to phone, on internatinal calls, it works out about a penny a minute.The reason it works out so cheap, it that the call goes over the internet, until it reaches the nearest telepone exchange to where you are calling to, then it goes on to the telepone system from there to the house you have called, so in effect you have just made a local call.Clever stuffI have had no problems with them what so ever.Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted August 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 Does Gordon Brown know about this? Surely there is enormous scope here for licences, permits and taxation?.....Sorry, I'd forgotten THEY may be watching.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 Does Gordon Brown know about this? Surely there is enormous scope here for licences, permits and taxation?.....Sorry, I'd forgotten THEY may be watching....Now you've done it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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