Suninfrance Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Does anyone use Skype - is it any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meg Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Yes & i like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suninfrance Posted December 9, 2006 Author Share Posted December 9, 2006 Is it definately free - as when I downloaded it, it told me I had 5 free calls - so not sure what to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris pp Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Excellent, use it all the time.Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meg Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 To another computer it is free. You only pay for calls to landlines (free to france) and then it's very cheap. EDIT: Have you read this thread? http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/808131/ShowPost.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suninfrance Posted December 9, 2006 Author Share Posted December 9, 2006 I checked out the link. I really only want it for PC calls, so I guess that's free? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suninfrance Posted December 9, 2006 Author Share Posted December 9, 2006 Also, does Yahoo messenger work on the same principle as windows messenger?? So many questions - I've got my new PC now and I'm trying to get myself up to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meg Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Yes its free, and has chat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 I wish I could persuade more people to use it. I think everyone's frightened that it's going to cost them but it would be so much cheaper if all our relatives in the UK would sign up. The other one that we use is Google Talk, which is also free. Trouble is, we only have one set of friends using Skype and two on Google Talk.[:(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 We use Skype and have no complaints at all. Calls to the UK currently cost 0.017cents a minute, which, given the amount of time SWMBO is on the phone is great.There is another one called Voip http://voip.co.uk/ which will give you an actual phone number and it doesn't have to be local to where you live. As I understand it, and I'm no expert, if you make a lot of calls to a particular country, you can have a number, from that country. This means that any calls made are charged at a local rate. Whether this would work with the US of A, I don't know.Skype still charge extra for a number allocation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bradford Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Hi,We use Skype to talk with relatives and friends in Sweden and the UK. We also have a webcam which the kids think is great. The webcam is slow, due I understand to the web not being able to process video at normal speed at this time. This doesn't really cause a problem, just seems a bit odd at first as the sound is not in synch with the picture. We tried yahoo and msn messenger, but none of them worked as well as skype. We already had a contract for free calls within France, otherwise we wouldn't have bothered as skype works well with them. Sound quality is very good and there is a good help system to adjust sound quality. My father in law is 69 and until a couple of months ago had not used a computer, let alone the internet. We bought him a computer and webcam and he uses it to 'skype' us several evenings a week. It's fantastic for my wife and him to keep in contact so easily. We have broadband, as do our contacts. I don't know how well it would work on dial up.Hope this helps.Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suninfrance Posted December 12, 2006 Author Share Posted December 12, 2006 All sounds very good. Am I right in thinking that Skype to Skype computer to computer doesn't cost anything if you have broadband. Do you only have to pay if you are phoning a landline or mobile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suninfrance Posted December 12, 2006 Author Share Posted December 12, 2006 Well - that's one friend I can contact [:D] [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 [:D][:D][:D][:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meg Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 WOW.......get version 3. I am currently chatting and playing chinese checkers with my sister!!! (we also drew a picture a moment ago!!) WOW how cool!!EDIT: Does this make me look a bit sad??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Not at all M&M, I,ve just downloaded version 3 [8-|] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob T Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I have used skype for ages now and it has saved me a fortune. I call French landlines for free and other skype users as far away as Australia. I found that with a microphone and speakers or headphones there was some echo on the line, but have now bought a USB skype phone for £23 and it has made a world of difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meg Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 [quote user="Gary aka Bugbear"]Not at all M&M, I,ve just downloaded version 3 [8-|][/quote]Oh yes.....battleships as well!!! [:$]Ok apart from games loads of new cool stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJay Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 So did you win Megs?I use Skype & MSN, they're great with a webcam too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meg Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 No darn it she beat me! Yes i use webcam also, not excellent quality but good enough for a laugh!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJay Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Ooops, shame Megs!The webcam is definitely good for a laugh! Great for grandparents to stay in contact with their littl'uns too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob T Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 50MB of memory running in the background is nothing. If you keep it switched off until you want to use it then that means others have to use a landline to contact you. I keep mine on all the time, with 1GB (1000Mb) of internal memory and 3 times that of virtual memory, it does not slow my machine at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meg Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Yep, i agree with Bob T no problems with it slowing the computer down. (I think i have slightly less internal memory) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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