Bored..?.. A "mouse-potato", like me..?..Have a mic[rophone]..?..
Then why not try THIS?
Monday, February 14, 2005 by Matchbook | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Try http://www.skype.com !
It's free and easily the world's finest voice-chat program. Tired of always having to type to numerous people? [I am heh..] then give it a whirl. No adware, no spyware [I'd know
] and works around almost any firewall/router without configuration.
Anyone else vouch for this application?
Skype Accnt: SpyderbyteGraphX
PS: ..just do it.. eh?
It's free and easily the world's finest voice-chat program. Tired of always having to type to numerous people? [I am heh..] then give it a whirl. No adware, no spyware [I'd know
] and works around almost any firewall/router without configuration. Anyone else vouch for this application?
Skype Accnt: SpyderbyteGraphX
PS: ..just do it.. eh?
Akoloutheo
Reply #2 Monday, February 14, 2005 3:32 PM
Reply #2 Monday, February 14, 2005 3:32 PM
Oh Yeah! I use this to chat to my family in the UK all the time. (I'm in Canada) It doestn't cost anything coz it's computer to computer and it works great.
Download and have cheap international calls i.e. ZERO!
Download and have cheap international calls i.e. ZERO!
Persephone3
Reply #3 Monday, February 14, 2005 4:56 PM
Reply #3 Monday, February 14, 2005 4:56 PM
I'll have to try that one, sbgFX. Typing does seem to piss SOME people off. 
Chris TH
Reply #4 Tuesday, February 15, 2005 1:57 AM
Reply #4 Tuesday, February 15, 2005 1:57 AM
The only 'gotcha' is if you want to pay for a provider so you can use VOIP to a normal landline.
Skype locks you into their provider by modifying their software from the open standard (according to the latest Australian Personal Computer mag) with no option for refund.
Skype locks you into their provider by modifying their software from the open standard (according to the latest Australian Personal Computer mag) with no option for refund.
Matchbook
Reply #5 Tuesday, February 15, 2005 3:58 AM
Reply #5 Tuesday, February 15, 2005 3:58 AM
..but PC to PC calls is 100% free and their goal is to keep it as such. As for quality of PC to PC calls - I've never heard anything less than a quality that blows away even your home landline. 
Chris TH
Reply #6 Tuesday, February 15, 2005 4:28 AM
Reply #6 Tuesday, February 15, 2005 4:28 AM
That's fine for us PC geeks 
But Joe User Average (Joe User's country cousin) isn't going to find VOIP very useful without being able to make calls to 'normal' phones also - so the marketing theory goes apparently...
But Joe User Average (Joe User's country cousin) isn't going to find VOIP very useful without being able to make calls to 'normal' phones also - so the marketing theory goes apparently...
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Reply #1 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:56 PM
Yup. Great program.