Skype
Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:00 pm
free voice chat and IM built in.
http://www.skype.com/download/
and their forums
http://www.skype.com/community/forums.html
great voice quality
http://www.skype.com/download/
and their forums
http://www.skype.com/community/forums.html
great voice quality
Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:02 pm
run by the same people that distribute kazaa isnt it
Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:30 pm
no idea, but it is nothing illegal
Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:27 pm
i have used it for months and it is awesome...amazing quality and the connections are always very strong. We even use it at work sometimes....seriously!
Sat Jan 22, 2005 1:23 am
Get TS does the same thing.
Sat Jan 22, 2005 1:57 am
I've used it for over a year now. First releases were bad, but with this newer version (v1.1) they made a good step forward. The quality of the connection is good, almost like you are one the phone. I haven't tried the SkypeOut option thoug. There is just one "problem" copared to Teamspeak: You are only connected to one other user.
Sat Jan 22, 2005 5:42 am
Skype rules, it has phone quality audio and really quick and easy to get into! 
MoJo
MoJo
Sat Jan 22, 2005 5:58 am
Originally posted by Irish
Get TS does the same thing.
Well not quite. Ts isn't available on a mac
Sat Jan 22, 2005 8:53 am
your not good enough for ts.Originally posted by SavageParrot
Well not quite. Ts isn't available on a mac
anyway ts3(if it ever comes out) will be compatible with a mac
Sat Jan 22, 2005 9:59 am
Emphasis on the 'if'
Sat Jan 22, 2005 4:06 pm
Skype is a peer-to-peer VoIP client developed by KaZaa in 2003.
Here is a link to a pdf of a good analysis of the Skype protocol (it's a little techy...):
Skype
Here is a link to a pdf of a good analysis of the Skype protocol (it's a little techy...):
Skype
Sat Jan 22, 2005 11:59 pm
i wish that more people used Skype, but it is getting better.
Sun Jan 23, 2005 12:25 am
for anyone on the fence, skype is worth trying. it remains to be seen how they will try to monetize but it appears to be free for now.
voice quality - very good, though conference connections are iffy.
skype out (ability to make calls to pots lines) - tends to be spotty so far. i don't know how competitive their rates are compared to the phone company.
file transfers - unbelievably slow, especially since this came from the same folks that created kazaa.
text chat - useful but won't replace aim, yahoo, etc. yet
basically, it's good if you need to make voice calls to people with internet connections but not reliable enough to replace a phone and not robust enough to replace the standard internet messenger clients.
voice quality - very good, though conference connections are iffy.
skype out (ability to make calls to pots lines) - tends to be spotty so far. i don't know how competitive their rates are compared to the phone company.
file transfers - unbelievably slow, especially since this came from the same folks that created kazaa.
text chat - useful but won't replace aim, yahoo, etc. yet
basically, it's good if you need to make voice calls to people with internet connections but not reliable enough to replace a phone and not robust enough to replace the standard internet messenger clients.
Sun Jan 23, 2005 2:08 am
Originally posted by Irish
Get TS does the same thing.
ts does not do instant messaging and does not have video conferencing like skype will