  FBGuyyippee ki yayPremium
join:2005-03-19 | question does skype make money on people who exclusively use skype for skype2skype calls? | |
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join:2002-01-27
Kansas City, MO
kudos:2 | Re: question Skype to Skype voice/im/video is free.
Skype to Traditional line and Skype to SMS has a charge.
Skype Group Video Calling (basically a video conference call) appears to be free for now but will have a charge in the future (they currently just give you unlimited free trials).
EDIT: Looks like they now charge for group video calling 
They do charge for Traditional line calling and assignment of a Traditional line number to your skype id.
Pricing is here: »www.skype.com/intl/en-us/prices/ | |
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join:2002-01-27
Kansas City, MO
kudos:2 | Re: question Main selling points for me is the voice quality.... When you are skype to skype... it is like you are there... 180 degrees from other voice platforms (it makes landlines sound like cell phones )
Also the im, voice, and video are all encrypted end to end... great for keeping your conversations private. | |
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join:2001-09-30
Santa Rosa, CA
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| said by FBGuy:ok good. i don't see the value of skype yet since you always need a computer or smartphone to use it.
the whole idea of the smartphone using skype is beyond me other than the video calling. Most people are able to make voice calls on their phone so I don't see the need to pay extra just to use skype instead of regular voice minutes.
Would you rather pay $0.99/minute (provider charge) or $0.03/minute (Skype charge) when calling other countries?
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| | | |  AVDRespice, Adspice, ProspicePremium
join:2003-02-06
Onion, NJ | Re: question I have a dedicated skype wifi handset in my house. | |
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join:2004-02-13
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| Re: question as do I. Linksys CIT 400! One of the last great skype handsets made in recent years that doesn't run on iOS or Android.
I've completely cut the cord in my house. Only have internet coming in and run everything off skype / boxee / hulu / netflix. Not to mention FTP / Apache / etc. | |
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join:2003-02-06
Onion, NJ | Re: question the only wire into my house is power and basic cable. | |
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| | | | | There are many devices that run Skype without a PC. They use your existing HSI connection. No one beats their international rates and of course skype to skype is always free. I use them as my business line. I'm cutting vonage loose for itpvoip.com($10/mo plan). And that's only for my young kids incase they need to call 911. We haven't trained them on using the cell phone for that. But they both know how to use the land based phone in case of emergency.
So 1 skype gotcha is no E-911 service. | |
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join:2003-02-06
Onion, NJ | Re: question said by millerja01a:There are many devices that run Skype without a PC. They use your existing HSI connection. No one beats their international rates and of course skype to skype is always free. I use them as my business line. I'm cutting vonage loose for itpvoip.com($10/mo plan). And that's only for my young kids incase they need to call 911. We haven't trained them on using the cell phone for that. But they both know how to use the land based phone in case of emergency.
So 1 skype gotcha is no E-911 service.
skype is not a telephone service.
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Glen Head, NY
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| iPod Touch I upgraded Skype on my iPod Touch 4 and was excited to have the camera's recognized. Unfortunately, most of the people I used Skype with (family) have stopped using it and I find myself with few if any online contacts anymore. Must be an age thing as most us are in our forties but I am the computer professional so I am the only one who uses the newest technologies.
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