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dibbb

join:2003-09-19
reply to soccerdad62
Re: [Skype] Anyone here use the Skype handset phones?

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

And I thought that Skype was like 2 cent/min to non-Skype phones.

What does the $3/month cover?

pabster

join:2001-12-09
Waterloo, IA
·Mediacom

Unlimited USA 3 months is like $6. It's a great deal.

Some folks here are clueless about Skype and keep repeating years-old myths and mantras which simply aren't true. You don't need to pay connection fees or per-minute and you can call any phone you want, not just another Skype user or a PC. The Skype handsets are fine; I use a Linksys CIT400 still and it works great.


sgarrand
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join:2000-04-13
West Brookfield, MA
·Callcentric
·VOIPo
·QuantumVoice
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·1and1

said by pabster See Profile :

Some folks here are clueless about Skype and keep repeating years-old myths and mantras which simply aren't true. You don't need to pay connection fees or per-minute and you can call any phone you want, not just another Skype user or a PC. The Skype handsets are fine; I use a Linksys CIT400 still and it works great.
I think the only thing people slight Skype for on these forums is the use of proprietary technology rather than SIP. It is nice to buy a SIP-capable adapter and be able to switch providers on it. With your (fairly expensive) Skype hardware you can only use Skype. That's all. Had to put in my two cents, sorry.

Scott
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dibbb

join:2003-09-19
·Time Warner VOIP

reply to pabster
said by pabster See Profile :

Unlimited USA 3 months is like $6. It's a great deal.

Some folks here are clueless about Skype and keep repeating years-old myths and mantras which simply aren't true. You don't need to pay connection fees or per-minute and you can call any phone you want, not just another Skype user or a PC. The Skype handsets are fine; I use a Linksys CIT400 still and it works great.
Myths and mantras?

What were you referring to?

Looks like they do have a per minute or monthly charges:

»www.skype.com/allfeatures/subscr···ptionTab

»www.skype.com/allfeatures/callphones/

pabster

join:2001-12-09
Waterloo, IA
reply to sgarrand
Oh, I agree. Proprietary sucks and it's my only fault with Skype. But I still use it quite a bit!
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