Skype..Have I mentioned this before.

I think I must have downloaded something a bit different to rest of you:confused:

I dont think I had the option of contacting anyone else who wasn't on skype.:confused:

 

im sure you will have pete. you can chat online via messenger or an online call to other skype users for free, all you pay for is to call mobiles and landlines!

 

Yea you do have the option pete, but that cost's money so you would need to look through the tariffs that Skype are offering, to see if it is worth your while.:thumb:

Little tip anyone may want to try (as you can always reverse it)

In tools on Skype there is an option of closing Port 80...this is the port that most of your Internet traffic goes through..basically. But if you close this port to skype then it will use another specified port....it may improve the signal.:thumb:

 

Have never used Skype, used others like Mumble and Ventrilo, but they're more for the online gaming type of thing.

I have a microphone so i might as well download it!

 

Just a question,
does skype have any advantages over things like google talk and yahoo messenger?

 

You can have up to 5 people talking together, (voice communication), file transfer is quick and painless compared to some of the other IM applications. (speed obviously depends on your connnection) .

The facility to talk to people who don't have a PC only a phone, but as mentioned elsewhere this does need money, though IIRC considerably less than phone companies want.

 

Dunno Pete, never used them. What does google talk offer compared with skype? For instance, can you conference talk (as in speech) with several of your mates at the same time for instance?

 

Several mates?:eek:
I think you can, but I dont have that many:rolleyes:

Yeah, I think Mike is right, you cant contact others who only have a phone.

 

Was able to download SKYPE. Have it now for about 2 weeks. Works well.

 

I use skype full video to chat to my son and daughter in law in Thailand. Why pay for a call when you have full video for nowt!
robert

 

old thread bumped. You two can talk to each other but the rest are long gone!

 

I've not been settled anywhere for ages (too long :( ) so have never had a normal, regular landline. Got Skype a few years back, and paid the extra for "skype out" I now get free calls tgo all skype users (as usual) discounted calls to mobiles, free calls to UK landlines (so I can call luddites like my parents!) AND a regular uk landline number.

Certainly works for me!