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Old 10-03-05, 11:03 PM   #1 (permalink)
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What is the deal with skype? You can talk for free to other skype users?? Catch?
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Old 10-03-05, 11:13 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Skype is free to other skype users (you can download the free skype program and call other people's pc who have skype), they make their money by offering additional services like, calling regular phones, being able to receive voicemail...you have to pay for that.
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Old 10-03-05, 11:16 PM   #4 (permalink)
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ebay just bought skype. Anyway, there is no catch and it is totally free (unless like J-D-Cronin said, aditional services like skype out)
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E-bay, bought skype out? pun not intended.
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Old 10-04-05, 08:28 AM   #6 (permalink)
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ive started to use skype after i came back from last year

linux conference, where skype was giving away free 30 min.

cards.

once i convert the moneys from uk pounds to cdn currency ,

i think it cost me 5 cents a minute fer calling from my

pc to a "real" phone, be it long distance or not.

most voIP are a ripped off, ive seen ads for 20-30 bucks

fer a month. that way too much. specially if 911 doent werk...

the skypes and the likes are bringing the prices down.

i can still get cheaper rate from buying long distance calling card.

which bring my long distance rates below one penny a minute.
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Old 10-04-05, 08:47 AM   #7 (permalink)
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I'm a long time skype user as well. There's no catch. It's like Google (very clean, no ads, good qualities...)
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No catch - excellent app

I've been using Skype a lot from my laptop and also (occasionally) from the Axim X30. It's less than 2 Euro-cents for a minute's talk time to home phone from Texas to home in Scotland (or from anywhere else I end up).
The money is made when making calls to phones and also if you want a number to be called on or want an answering service.
If I installed it on my home PC and called it from the US it'd be free, but I don't mind paying 2 Euro-cents per minute especially when my mobile calls used to cost me 90 British Pence per minute.

All-in-all, excellent application and I've had no problems with it from laptop or Axim so far :-):approve:
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Old 10-04-05, 09:32 AM   #9 (permalink)
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I love Skype. My cell phone didn't work when I was visiting Canada and I used Skype to call home.

If you use it with your PPC, get headphones so people don't hear an echo of themselves.
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No catch ...

I had my very first skype-contact the other day:
half an hour call from Denmark to Thailand -

no cost at all :-)
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Old 10-04-05, 03:59 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Skype is too cool !

Originally Posted by barbino597
What is the deal with skype? You can talk for free to other skype users?? Catch?
Although ive got an old Ipaq 5455, Skype works great.
you talk for free to any other skype regestered users. Registration is free !

I use it to talk to my parents, im in michigan, usa, and they are in New Zealand .....
10,000 miles away !
It works very well and costs me nothing to talk for unlimited time.
I use the pocketpc version to talk from work to my wife at home. works well also.


Skype is a must have tool
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