Skype

[Barahir]

I suppose nobody here has heard of Skype before. In the case that this is true, I'd like to inform you all about it. It's sort of like MSN and a telephone combined. Not really like the audio conversations on MSN, either. Just... different. It works like a phone. Anywhere in the world, you just log in to your Skype account, and you can talk using a microphone and your computer speakers, or if you like you can use a headset. Or you can purchase a number, and people can actually call your computer using a real phone. It's all quite nifty, I think. It's also totally free (unlike your home phone or a cell phone - especially for long-distance). Just download Skype, install it, and make a username. :)

Skype! (http://www.skype.com/download/)

I have a Skype account, myself. If anyone else joins, you can add me to your contacts. I'm known as barahirthetowerlord.

[Ring-bearer]

I have one. I never use it though.

[Schloi]

have heard of it, need a mic
maybe I'll get one while I'm out today

[Theodred]

I have it now. And I'm home alone if anyone wants to give me a call.

[Schloi]

will have it in four hours, about to go buy a mic, then I have to get the home comp working with it

[Daughter of Mirkwood]

Wow! Thats so cool! I want it.. i bet it doesnt work on macs :(

[Barahir]

Yeah, it does. They have Windows, Mac, and even Linux.

[Schloi]

alright
its schloi_freug
so call, I'm lonely right now

[X Rogue]

Heh, I think I have a mic lying around. Hrm.... I'll see what I can do, since paranoid people don't let me have MSN. :devil

[Theodred]

Speaking of msn, is it down for anyone else, or is my computer just being messed-up?

[Mistress of the Dragons]

This is my first time hearing ANYTHING about it. Sounds interesting though. :D Thinking about installing it.

[Arathorn III]

Wow, that's so cool! The best thing is the free part! There is something called Net2Phone, which is very popular, but it costs money. :)

[Theodred]

Have you signed up for it yet, Bere? Barahir and I have already had some phone conversations...

[Bregor]

Skype is being bought by Ebay for $2.6 BILLION!

[Barahir]

That's quite costly...

[Baseloaf]

Wow, why cant´ anyoen buy any of my stuff for a similar amount?

I tried google talk the other week. It worked very well. Seems you can´t have multi-people conversations though.

[Arathorn III]

Skype seems to work alright for me, though. :)

Google talk only works on Windows...

[Aragil]

I just installed Skype!

My name is aragilthemagnificent

[silverfox]

Typical. Im thinking about it but I dont have a mic

[Barahir]

That would kind of defeat the whole purpose, wouldn't it?

[Daughter of Mirkwood]

I have it...

my computer has an inbuilt mic.

[fingolfin jones]

Well, it's been a few months since you've all had it installed. Do you still like it? I guess you can even call peoples regular phones through your computer for a small per minute fee. I've read that it is as if you're talking to someone in the same room, the quality is that good. Is that true or just a sales pitch?

Just wondering what you all thought about it. I thought about getting it so I could talk to my sister in Rio de Janiero. I'd have to get her friend with the computer to install it as well...

[Baseloaf]

It morks well. My mic sucks though, but apparently peope lca nhear what I say anyway. :)

[Daughter of Mirkwood]

it does it's job well... I liked using it best when Aragil read me a bed time story.

[fingolfin jones]

Thanks. I'm the kind of person who always has to find the best product so I imagine the mic I buy will probably be a good one. Baseloaf, people don't understand what you say? :P

[Daughter of Mirkwood]

Thanks. I'm the kind of person who always has to find the best product so I imagine the mic I buy will probably be a good one.


Great minds think alike... Quality Lasts A Lifetime is my motto, along with You Get What You Pay For

[fingolfin jones]

I wholeheartedly agree with that. I'd just as soon go without as opposed to shoddy merchandise. I'm checking out Sennheisers...

[Daughter of Mirkwood]

The price is actually a good indicator of quality... unfortunately. :(

[Theodred]

I think it's all right, but there's still a few second time delay. That's why Barahir and I can't play songs simultaneously. :(

[Barahir]

Well, it's not a few seconds. It's about half a second to a second, I'd say... I can't remember. It's unfortunate, but it doesn't hinder any normal conversation. Just if you're trying to play a song with someone at the same time.

[fingolfin jones]

I can't wait for the FCC to say that it's illegal, a la music file sharing... :ohwell

It's open source isn't it?

[Daughter of Mirkwood]

It's like telephone, it's not classed as FILE sending because it's on stream.