Does anyone use skype?

I use it occasionally for voice calls instead of using messenger, its peer to peer instead of going thru another server so audio quality is usually pretty good.

They now have video skype too for PC's https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

I use skype for the audio and MSN for the video feed. The audio is much clearer on the calls I make on skype than on the other just mute the MSN and watch the jumpy image.

Pete

yep we use skype

we set are whole family up on it before we left england to move to oz so we can all talk to each other for free it's great it's also great as not only got family in uk but also in italy..........

not really much good on dial up though as there is a real delay but on broadband it's great

dullbird

I use it, and have not had any problems yet at all. My sign in name is familyellis

I'm now on - user name p38arover

Ron

We've had installed for around 12 months now, but the rest of the family is reluctant to use it - they all use MSN. So while it we've had it for a long time, we've really only used it a couple of times.
One of those times was on my PDA wireless in the house to my wife in the study ... an interesting experiment, but not really something that we would do often.

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I'm now on - user name p38arover

Ron

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I'll talk to you later.

I've got to say the best part of skype now is the really good video. :)

I think I com under the internectually, technologically challenged,
not really the changes are too hard to keep up with,
I used to talk to a friend in canada with one of the msn or similar programs, it was ok, then a capped phone plan for o/s phone calls,
well i use the phone now. ( at $1.98 for as long as we talk, its fine and cheap for me.)


Now to my question
skype is that only skype to skype or can you use it to talk to say a landline if the other party hasn;t got it. ( if that makes sense)



john

If you have a skype account you can call a land line. Skype also let's you set up numbers in other countries so people can call you at a "local" rate if they don't have a computer.

I've used skype for some years PC to PC but of late have found Windows Live Messenger to be more reliable and with better voice and video quality.