Any Skype users here?

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In message <<f7ahc09bb0trfab385j7jlfi5oemuarb0v@4ax.com>>
me6@privacy.net did ramble:

>If yes...... how does it compare to some of the
>alternatives?
>
>What is your experience with Skype?

Quality isn't quite as good as FWD-Vonage (A call originating on FWD,
but connected through the Vonage gateway)

Skype is pretty easy to set up and operate though, much more so then
FWD, so for non-technical users, this is the route I'd recommend.


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Juan wrote:
> Very good, excelent sound quality, better than SIP phones.
> Juan
>
>

What codec did you use to get such quality? Was it ILBC?

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From: http://www.skype.com/help_faq.html
> On average, Skype uses between 3-16 kilobytes/sec — depending on
bandwidth available

Using 16 KBytes, you sure get good quality ;-)

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>Skype is pretty easy to set up and operate though, much more so then
>FWD, so for non-technical users, this is the route I'd recommend.

Good advice and than you!

I agree with you. It is so easy to use that even my non
techy brother could get Skype running and use it!!

Tell me tho..... is there ant merit buying one of those
USB boom/mics for it? Or are the cheap boom/mics you
use thru your sound card just fine?

I don't have a boom/mic and would like to buy one.
Hence the question abt them.

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me6@privacy.net wrote:
>>Quality isn't quite as good as FWD-Vonage (A call originating on FWD,
>>but connected through the Vonage gateway)
>
>
> Dumb question on my part.... but what is FWD?

Free World Dialup http://www.pulver.com/fwd

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me6@privacy.net wrote:

>>Skype is pretty easy to set up and operate though, much more so then
>>FWD, so for non-technical users, this is the route I'd recommend.
>
> Good advice and than you!
>
> I agree with you. It is so easy to use that even my non
> techy brother could get Skype running and use it!!
>
> Tell me tho..... is there ant merit buying one of those
> USB boom/mics for it? Or are the cheap boom/mics you
> use thru your sound card just fine?
>

Unless you want to be corded while talking through Skype, I would recommend
to find any audio/sound port -> RJ-11 conversion device to attach a
cordless phone and you will be able to mobile freely in your house within
the realm of your cordless phone (don't have to be sitting in-front-of your
computer while talking through Skype). I will be honest with anyone here
that sometimes I had to visit the john while talking through Skype without
any interference.

> I don't have a boom/mic and would like to buy one.
> Hence the question abt them.

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