Skype Users

[Cali]

I have been hearing good things about this service. And I have some questions for those that use it.

1 - Do you like it?

2- How long have you been using it?

3- How is the reception?

TIA.

[twuoo]

i just recently signed up for it.

But I've used voip on/off since probably 2001!

Skype isn't bad, but you have to pay separately for incoming calls versus outgoing.

I pay $3.95/month for unlimited outgoing.

I have an old usb headset I use place my calls. Works just fine. The reception/sound quality isn't bad for what it is.

I'm sure if I had state of the art equipment, my sound would be better.

But I ask people I call and they don't tell me I sound strange or anything like talking out of a tin can sound.

Realize too, that you are tethered to the computer by the length of the cord.

I recently tried buying a bluetooth dongle to enable using my bluetooth headset for skype. That was a good $30 I flushed down the toilet. Stupid thing didn't work and kept crashing my computer.

I have a logitech headset. It is probably at least from 2002 or so. At that time, I paid about $50 for it. I'm sure you can find a better headset for cheaper these days. It still works for me, so I'm not going to be upgrading anytime soon.

I use it whenever I can at home to save on my cell phone minutes.

[Cali]

I wanted to try it so I could talk to my family and friends. I call many different states and overseas often.

I've been using google talk and yahoo, because they have pc-to-pc for free.

Thanks.