Skype

[a4gom]

Seen adverts for it but ignored it till now, just installed it tonight and had a 34min live video chat with my mate and his family in new zealand and it cost me nowt.

Kin ace in my opinion.

[doug price]

Have been using it for about three weeks now

think it is fantastic, cuts down on the phone bills,

very clear when talking.

[stu.graham]

Been using it for the past 6 months, saved a fortune speaking to my brother in China!!!!Superb sound quality. Also great for other family and friends, only down side you need to be at the computer, but I think that is changing; so soon you will be able to route it through to a land line phone        

HTH

Stu

[oldman]

Skype....wot the kin sort of name is that?  

[Chasmon]

Used it for about 6 months now. I also use "Skype out" which cost around 1p per minute but allows you to call any land line in the world. Used it to call OZ and Kenya, but only Kenyan land lines and mobiles as the internet is pretty poor there out in the sticks there.

[markcoopers]

use it for work, look like Byonce or similar. Still makes the office

[blankczechbook]

it is good - better than online chat via messenger, as skype in and skype out do work.

but a friend has a satellite internet connection and their phone is terrible - at least for the first few mins. normal connections seem good - even isdn.

[Fat Albert]

but a friend has a satellite internet connection and their phone is terrible

Satellite connections provide downlink only (i.e. from you to them), the uplink is provided through a dial up connection, which is why 'from them to you' is poor quality

[Fat Albert]

This gadget plugs into your pc and provides Skype connectivity to any standard DECT handset (i.e. normal wireless house phones), make and receive calls from landlines or Skype at will

£39.95 from here

[blankczechbook]

but a friend has a satellite internet connection and their phone is terrible

Satellite connections provide downlink only (i.e. from you to them), the uplink is provided through a dial up connection, which is why 'from them to you' is poor quality

no - they have uploads too via the satellite.

it costs them quite a bit - but as they live in a hole and cant get signal via mobiles or wifi and havent a landline that is their only choice.

common/normal satellite connections are as you say, but these friends are worse off - finacially and connectedly (i made that word up - sorry for my appalling use of english) but have no other choice.