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SKYPE - Eneida (9th May 2005 - 08:57:32) My uncle in Brazil wants me to install a Skype program on my computer so he can talk to me over the internet with a microphone. I must confess I don't know what he's talking about ! Has anyone got one of these and how does it work ? Can you buy one in PC World ?

Re: SKYPE - S (9th May 2005 - 15:00:52) Sounds like Voice over IP to me. It's free aswell so it sounds ok. I'm sure Mr Cameron will know all about this.

Re: SKYPE - S (9th May 2005 - 15:20:02) Oh and you need to make sure your modem has VOIP capability as not all do.

Re: SKYPE - amanda (9th May 2005 - 16:46:47) Mr Cameron sure does know about it because I have spoken to him on Skype myself! All absolutely free! Just download yourself the software from http://www.skype.com/products/skype/windows/?autoload=true and get a microphone headset! When your uncle is online too you just have to click on their name to dial it and free conversations for you over the interweb ;)

Re: SKYPE - amanda (9th May 2005 - 16:52:58) and yes pcworld do headsets with microphones - the one i got is: http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp? BV_SessionID=@@@@1459122318.1115654370@@@@&BV_ EngineID=ccceaddeiilghddcflgceggdhhmdgmi.0&page= Product&sku=257521&category_oid=-18888&fm= undefined&sm=undefined&tm=undefined with funky changeable headset colours ;)

Re: SKYPE - Alex Cameron (9th May 2005 - 17:47:34) Aaah the first of my adoring fanclub :) Skype is a bit like MSN Messenger, but its specifically for voice phone calls as opposed to just chatting. You can can landlines or mobiles with SkypeOut (when a call needs to go onto the normal phone network/PSTN, you encounter a charge), but calls between internet-connected users are totally 100% free of charge. There are a tonne of accessories you can get that make it just like a normal telephone - headsets, USB telephones, bluetooth headsets etc. The key difference is that the call goes over the internet as opposed to BT's network. My personal Skype username is 'azcameron' - i'm slowly transferring all my comms gear to work over IP. On the move that means iPaq with bluetooth headset as my phone (using Skype) and probably sipgate/asterisk combo for home tel network. VoIP rocks once you start to really drive it properly :)

Re: SKYPE - Eneida (10th May 2005 - 07:58:06) Thanks everybody and especially Amanda!! You can always trust a woman to explain things logically ;-) I'm off to PC world to get myself a head set - do they do purple ?

Re: SKYPE - Alex Cameron (10th May 2005 - 13:53:02) The one i bought Amanda was picked solely because it had purple bits on the headphones! :)

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