peter
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Tue Sep 7th 13:11 2004 / #1 |
I just installed it and spoke to a friend of mine in France - amazing! Much clearer than a normal telephone, but there was a slight lag at first.
Here's a fawning review in the NYT I read yesterday:
- http://skype-nyt-article.v3.net/ |
Micah
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Tue Sep 7th 13:15 2004 / #2 |
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Telecoms are quickly trying to find a way to keep this from wrecking their business. There's also a new wireless protocol being developed that will allow people to use P2P (IP telephony) over a wide area - 1 cell to every 5 kilometers in a city - even less in the country. Wi-Fi on steroids... I wonder if anyone's made a wireless IP phone yet? |
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Tue Sep 7th 13:23 2004 / #3 |
Look no further. The Cisco 7920 has been out for more that a year.
Feel free to drool:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/phones/ps379/products _data_sheet09186a00801739bb.html |
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Micah
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Tue Sep 7th 13:28 2004 / #4 |
Anyone who wants to talk shit to me can ring me up on skype: my user name is Ohsama
Sadly, I don't have a microphone at work, but I'll happily listen to you ranting away! |
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peter
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Tue Sep 7th 13:57 2004 / #5 |
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Micah, buy a microphone! I got one this morning, only 90 Kc and it comes with its own stand. |
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peter
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Tue Sep 7th 14:02 2004 / #6 |
Just came across this article saying that the UK is assigning the prefix 056 for VoIP numbers:
- http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&a mp;amp;storyID=6158418
Cool!
I like the comment near the bottom: "BT has established an Internet phone service of its own, in part to fend off upstarts such as Skype." Heh. Upstarts! |
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Micah
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Tue Sep 7th 14:06 2004 / #7 |
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I like the idea that someone can call up Osama and talk shit. I could be in Afghanistan - you never know! |
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filip
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Tue Nov 16th 18:57 2004 / #8 |
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Update (unless you've noticed already): Skype is now a world-wide phone operator, if you buy credit from them you can make calls to MANY local phone networks for normal prices, inluding Czech Republic. Skype-to-Skype calls are to remian free tho. |
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skype enthusiast
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Tue Nov 16th 19:13 2004 / #9 |
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filip, you are so right. i've been making call after call to both land and mobile lines in the u.s. for EUR .02 a minute. it took me forever to exhaust to euros worth. of course, someone smarter than me can probably tell me exactly how long it took. the math's pretty easy. |
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skype enthus.
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Tue Nov 16th 19:14 2004 / #10 |
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i meant ten euros worth in the last entry. |
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vanessa
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Thu Mar 3rd 16:53 2005 / #11 |
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guys- i'm sitting in SOUTH AFRICA, trying SKYPE, but alas, it wont let me download, says there is a server problem? any ideas-? |
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Thu Mar 3rd 17:02 2005 / #12 |
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go to internet cafe, with a flash drive, download to desktop, save to flash, go back to your machine, copy and install... |
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Thu Mar 3rd 20:17 2005 / #13 |
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my god.. you lot are fucking fast.. it's been around for yonks already..... wake up and smell the coffee... have u all really been in doors for so long |
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Mon Mar 7th 23:54 2005 / #14 |
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skype is fine as long you want to talk to another skpye user or a mobile or fixnet-number. The problem occurs the other way round (except for the other skype users): fixnet-users or mobile users can't call you on your skype account!!! |
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Tue Mar 8th 00:25 2005 / #15 |
http://www.skype.com/company/news/2005/motorola.html
plus, skype works on pocket pcs, you can go wireless with Olympia Cordless DUALphone at home or at the office, 300 meters way from your computer ( http://www.skype.com/store/accessories )
and, conference calls, file share, 800 calls from outside the country, etc . international calling for a euro an hour...
lemme know what you think is better? |
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pragueboy
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Tue Mar 22nd 00:03 2005 / #16 |
http://www.skype.com/products/skypein/
SO, ladies... now you can get calls in, what else do you have to complain about? |
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pragueboy
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Tue Mar 22nd 00:03 2005 / #17 |
http://www.skype.com/products/skypein/
SO, ladies... now you can get calls in, what else do you have to complain about? |
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Thu Dec 1st 19:05 2005 / #18 |
Skype 2.0 beta. Now with free video calling. contact folders. skype out. skype in. skype voicemail.
Now all they need is to let you SKIN it, and it will be all dat.
http://www.skype.com/helloagain.html |
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Thu Dec 1st 22:16 2005 / #19 |
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I payed 15 euros to skype and am still waiting to use their service a month later!!! anyone shares the same experience??? |
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Thu Dec 1st 22:32 2005 / #20 |
i agree, it is a bitch to actually buy the credits, however, chances are, if you are waiting a month, it didn't go through, and you should try again...
they have improved a bit, and if you know someone who can buy credits, try using the skypegroups, just give them the cash, and they can charge your account...
rumors are, that they have something brewin with google's new "paypal" system to make it easier to buy, but nothing official. |
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Joey
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Sun Jan 8th 10:40 2006 / #21 |
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Use another service. There are many out there. |
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pragueboy
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Sun Jan 8th 13:50 2006 / #22 |
Sure, there are many out there, but why should we use another?
Skype's interface makes it easier to call, video call, use voice mail, conference and call actual telephone numbers, plus it forwards to your CZ mobile phone if you set it up to do so...
plus, it's file transfer and work-around firewalls is far better than other apps. When they actually get skype 2 beta for apple, it will mean you can video-call between the two, easily. ( yes, it can be done now, but it is a major pain in the ass ) It would be cool if skype could somehow work like trillian, to allow for IM, ICQ, IRC, MSN, YAHOO, and maybe jabber to work all in one, but for the time being, There is nothing that comes close... |
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Tue Jan 10th 10:58 2006 / #23 |
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there is a plug in for skype called skyllian. But I found it buggy and clunky. New release might address some of these things. I am waiting for 1.0 and then I'll try it again |
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Tue Jan 10th 12:21 2006 / #24 |
hey joey, cat got yer tongue?
btw, since i wrote #20, they have a voucher system, and you no longer need an international credit card to purchase credits. they recently added an additional payment methods in the Skype Store. You can now purchase Skype Credit via Moneybookers.com, Paypal or Bank Transfer.
skritek, were you using Trillian PRO, or just the free trillian with the Skylian? I understand it makes a difference... |
Great Escapist
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Thu Jan 12th 07:33 2006 / #25 |
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We just installed Skype to talk to people back in the states with. It's too good to be true. Even if you do call someone on a landline with Skypeout it's still cheaper than the best AT&T Intl rates. And I LOVE the quality. I used to deal with phone interfaces for media broadcasts and this service kicks but over any old Gentner or TelosOne system on plain old telephone service lines. I even got a local Los Angeles line for people to call on and it rings on my computer in Praha. NICE! |
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Sun Jan 15th 21:55 2006 / #26 |
Try "Voipstunt" (www.voipstunt.com) , which allows FREE calls to landlines in several European countries (not Czecho yet, but Slovakia IS included), Australia, New Zealand and North America...
Skype and Voipstunt are a nice combination, and Voipstunt calls are as clear as Skype calls..... |
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pragueboy
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Wed Feb 8th 22:02 2006 / #27 |
Service lets Skype users chat on cell phones
http://news.com.com/Service+lets+Skype+users+chat+on+cell+ph ones/2100-7352_3-6036663.html?tag=nefd.top
< side note to jeffster, this is nothing against your post... > |
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peter
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Thu Feb 9th 16:17 2006 / #28 |
"Sure, there are many out there, but why should we use another?
Skype's interface makes it easier to call, video call, use voice mail, conference and call actual telephone numbers, plus it forwards to your CZ mobile phone if you set it up to do so..."
Watch it p-man, slipping into media kit mode there... |
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peter
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Thu Feb 9th 16:18 2006 / #29 |
Incidentally, has anyone tried Voipbuster yet? Apparently they offer a free land-line phone number that people can call you on - in the Czech Republic:
- http://www.voipbuster.com/en/splashvoipin.html
Sounded like spyware at first, but I can't find anything suspicious about them on the normal sites so seems legit. Anyone signed up? |
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Thu Feb 9th 16:58 2006 / #30 |
sorry for my skype-uber-alles there, my phone bill was 35,000 czk less last year due to 75 euro worth of skype credits, so i am always gonna defend them, of course, if there is something better i am all for it, i just haven't seen it yet.
haven't tried voipbuster, will try it...
there are many comparisons out there talkin bout the pros and cons of skype vs. voipbuster, but it doesn't support text chatting or peer-to-peer calls, so it just means one more thing open... there is also Gizmo, anyone tried it yet? http://www.gizmoproject.com seems Gizmo Project and Google Talk are now connected! and we all know google talk and gmail are now connected, so wooHooo! |
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Fri Feb 10th 18:19 2006 / #31 |
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By the way, if you don't use your skype credit, they take it away from you! Just for not using it, so lost 8 euros, no big deal, but in principle it sucks! |
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Sat Mar 31st 15:07 2007 / #32 |
I think Mobile In-voice is better than skype. Why?
thru mobile in-voice can dial direct the Globe from your mobile. cheaper and save 80% on international calls and dial to Mobile In-voice user its free. |
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Tue Apr 3rd 12:22 2007 / #33 |
Going back to Micah's #2 post: I'm shocked that no one has done this. It's waiting to be done. The Czech Republic has such a huge penetration rate that it makes sense to saturate the country with long-range Wi-Fi and offer inland telephoning for free.
Make money off the handsets, international calls, or even make it ad based. It wouldn't be that hard or costly to implement and would be a nearly-instant death grip to the multi-billion dollar phone industry here. |
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NOMADNESS
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Tue Apr 3rd 23:55 2007 / #34 |
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Get investors, lawyers, technicians. |
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