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| Thread ID: 64552 | 2005-12-19 04:21:00 | Skype | Dannz (1668) | PC World Chat |
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| 413862 | 2005-12-19 04:21:00 | Which pressf1 users use this great VOIP Service? Feel free to talk to me/add me: dannz200 |
Dannz (1668) | ||
| 413863 | 2005-12-19 04:46:00 | Hi Daniel, I've just joined and have been trying to get my mates to sign up to give it ago. Now i can try it out with you :D Will call you soon. Cheers Brian. P/s, will pm you my skype user name. |
lazydog (148) | ||
| 413864 | 2005-12-19 04:47:00 | Is it free? | Greven (91) | ||
| 413865 | 2005-12-19 04:51:00 | Is it free? Yes www.skype.com (http://www.skype.com) |
Dannz (1668) | ||
| 413866 | 2005-12-19 05:40:00 | Is it free?Hidden costs in the use of bandwidth. Skype is a P2P app for VoIP - it was built by the people that made KaZaA Any computer running Skype can at random be turned into a supernode (provided available bandwidth and start using massive amounts of traffic. It's also a security nightmare. Unblockable unless SPI or Layer 7 filtering is used. |
ninja (1671) | ||
| 413867 | 2005-12-19 05:56:00 | It's also a security nightmare. Unblockable unless SPI or Layer 7 filtering is used. Bummer. Well that's just TOTALLY put me off using it. :groan: |
manicminer (4219) | ||
| 413868 | 2005-12-19 06:50:00 | I am using Skype for regular hour long professional discussions with someone on Pitcairn Island. It works very well, and keeps costs down - imagine the cost of an hour long call to the Island, let alone regular ones! I only fire it up ahead of the diaried time of the call, and then shut it down immediately we disconnect, so that reduces any risk, real or imagined. Usually it is clear as a bell, but there are occasional fades which are a bit irritating. I believe this relates to power usage on the Island rather than Skype. There are also time delays of course, so we do the old "over" and "over and out" thing like an RT conversation to prevent talking over each other. We have not resorted to "Roger, Roger" yet, thank goodness - too embarrassing... These time delays do not occur within the same time zone of course. It is a great service in these particular circumstances at least. |
John H (8) | ||
| 413869 | 2005-12-19 07:21:00 | so the latency is too bad to use VOIP for normal phone calls? | Greven (91) | ||
| 413870 | 2005-12-19 08:03:00 | so the latency is too bad to use VOIP for normal phone calls? Doesn't Telecom interfere with Skype traffic? If they are not already doing it, I wouldn't bet against them doing it soon. www.newscientist.com Backlash against free internet calls MANY of the phone companies that own the wires connecting people to the internet are gearing up to block free phone calls that use voice over internet protocol (VoIP) technology. The online edition of IEEE Spectrum, the house journal of the US Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, says phone companies in France, Germany, Egypt and Saudi Arabia have announced they will block VoIP calls on their networks. New software from Narus of Mountain View, California, will help them do it. Called IP Platform, it can detect VoIP's characteristic data packets, allowing the phone company to block or de-prioritise them. This either stops the call entirely or makes it sound awful, and the companies hope this will drive people back to paid-for phones. |
manicminer (4219) | ||
| 413871 | 2005-12-19 09:14:00 | If they are not already doing it, I wouldn't bet against them doing it soon. Dont give them any more ideas! :groan: |
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