Anyone use Skype to make phone calls?

[johnnymk]

John Dvorak from PcMagazine is even endorsing it now. It allows Computer to Computer calling for free and Computer to real phones for fixed rates. I am trying to talk my friend into using it.

http://www.skype.com

[Jeffbx]

I've never tried it, but my Mom uses it all the time for international calls - mainly between US & Australia and US & UK. She loves it.

[angl2b]

I like it - I use it to talk to my friend in New Zealand, and my cousin in Taiwan.

[AmRivlin]

I use it between norway and usa and Uk and usa. It is very easy to set up and sometimes better than a phone connection. And best of all if both have a broadband connection it is free!!!

[Thesifer]

I use it for Gaming.. My friends and I Do Conference Calls.. we were all on it for 5 hours.. with no disconnects.

[Paymaster]

I've used it to talk to my sister-in-law in singapore. It can be better than a cell phone at times...

My question is: how do you pronounce "skype"? I say "sky-pee", (two syllables), she says it as one syllable. (Like "skipe" with a long "i".)

[Thesifer]

Im pretty sure its the Second way.. But I could be wrong.. I always say the second way when telling people about it

[Dave_7]

I say Skype like I would say pipe.

Anyhow... it's VERY good... quality is excellent. Got|Broadband? Get Skype.


Dave.

[SnowSurfer]

i tried it out, no one i knew had it so it was kinda worthless

[Thesifer]

Ya gotta tell the people you know to get it :) .. Instant Messengers are good for that.. Once people have it .. Its cool

[Dave_7]

Ya gotta tell the people you know to get it :) .. Instant Messengers are good for that.. Once people have it .. Its cool
Yep. I even got my parents to load it up on their Mac.

When I talk to them, it sounds like I'm sitting right next to them.



Dave.

[Thesifer]

Yeah.. its Very Clear.. and So much cheaper than Long distance.. and if people have a computer.. and broadband.. there is no reason not to sign up and use it when you feel like it .. Even if you have to call someone for 1 minute to get them to turn it on.. Well worth it in my book.

[Hoser]

Here's an article on /. about using a cordless phone with Skype.

http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/05/28/0223214&tid=222&tid=215&tid=95&tid=1&tid=137

You can also buy this product to use a regular or cordless phone

http://www.chatcord.com/index.htm

[johnnymk]

I have Broadband but my friend has dial-up. Will it still work?


Here's an article on /. about using a cordless phone with Skype.

http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/05/28/0223214&tid=222&tid=215&tid=95&tid=1&tid=137



The pictures of the circuit board for the cordless phone: Did the guy solder the red and green wires to the board or some other method? Also I am having a hard time seeing where he attached the black wires.

[eSDee]

I am trying to learn more about skype because it sounds like it could be pretty awesome. Johnny did you end up using it yourself? Anyone else using it now?

[johnnymk]

I am trying to learn more about skype because it sounds like it could be pretty awesome. Johnny did you end up using it yourself? Anyone else using it now?

No, my friend has dial up and Windows 98. It wouldn't be a very good match.

[kimchicowboy]

i used skype to speak to my friend in korea and it wasn't that great. we both have broadband too.

[oblongmelon]

I use it to speak with my best friend and his wife in Rochester, and also my family in Scranton. It works good.

[Cheesypuff]

I personally like google talk better. I've used both, and I think that google talk xfers packets better for voip. google talk lacks functionablity tho. Skype can do computer to phone calls, while google talk can only do computer to computer calls.