Skype comes of age
Feb 27th 2007, 8:03 am
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Skype comes of age
Saw this and thought it might be useful for those of you already in Australia who use Skype to keep in touch with family and friends.
It seems that with this new technology you'll be able to use Skype without the hassle of logging on to your computer etc.
Hope it helps,
Scubaemma
http://stuff.tv/blogs/future/archive...es-of-age.aspx
It seems that with this new technology you'll be able to use Skype without the hassle of logging on to your computer etc.
Hope it helps,
Scubaemma
http://stuff.tv/blogs/future/archive...es-of-age.aspx
Feb 27th 2007, 8:34 am
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Re: Skype comes of age
that looks good, we like skype but sometimes convenience means we just pick up landline ... it'd stop that certainly!
we've some friends who like skype though and some hate it! can't cope with time delays I think but it's fine once you get used to it!
we've some friends who like skype though and some hate it! can't cope with time delays I think but it's fine once you get used to it!
Feb 27th 2007, 8:39 am
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Re: Skype comes of age
Not quite sure I could have survived the 6 months without skype and our webcams - it's made that time slightly more bearable.
The time difference makes for some interesting conversations between one partner who's been to the pub and one who hasn't as both of us can now remember who said what when tipsy
The time difference makes for some interesting conversations between one partner who's been to the pub and one who hasn't as both of us can now remember who said what when tipsy
Feb 27th 2007, 12:35 pm
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Re: Skype comes of age
Not quite sure I could have survived the 6 months without skype and our webcams - it's made that time slightly more bearable.
The time difference makes for some interesting conversations between one partner who's been to the pub and one who hasn't as both of us can now remember who said what when tipsy
The time difference makes for some interesting conversations between one partner who's been to the pub and one who hasn't as both of us can now remember who said what when tipsy
We have found Jajah fantastic! Get the other person to register (free) and you can talk to them for 1 hour every day or free. Once your free hour is up, get them to call you back and you can chat for 2 hours free.
Jajah uses a computer and a normal landline, so you are not tied to the computer room! get a headset (we have) and you can walk about (with a DECT phone) doing normal chores while chatting.
Neil.
Feb 27th 2007, 1:22 pm
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Re: Skype comes of age
Saw this and thought it might be useful for those of you already in Australia who use Skype to keep in touch with family and friends.
It seems that with this new technology you'll be able to use Skype without the hassle of logging on to your computer etc.
Hope it helps,
Scubaemma
http://stuff.tv/blogs/future/archive...es-of-age.aspx
It seems that with this new technology you'll be able to use Skype without the hassle of logging on to your computer etc.
Hope it helps,
Scubaemma
http://stuff.tv/blogs/future/archive...es-of-age.aspx
Feb 27th 2007, 2:07 pm
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Re: Skype comes of age
Not quite sure I could have survived the 6 months without skype and our webcams - it's made that time slightly more bearable.
The time difference makes for some interesting conversations between one partner who's been to the pub and one who hasn't as both of us can now remember who said what when tipsy
The time difference makes for some interesting conversations between one partner who's been to the pub and one who hasn't as both of us can now remember who said what when tipsy
I love using skype. Like you said it makes it bearable being able to see the kids everyday and for them to be able to see me.
Mark
Feb 27th 2007, 2:40 pm
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Re: Skype comes of age
Skype is awesome.
Bearing in mind as recently as 25 years ago it wasn't even possible to phone Oz on a daily basis due to connection issues, high costs and time restrictions, to talk to someone (let alone see them) for practically nowt is amazing (in my humble opinion). We speak to friends in Adelaide most Sundays and there is very little delay.
I have to say it does make them look browner than us though.............
As an aside, for all you non-Skypers, Tele-Discount is a great service for cheap phone calls. Dial 08444 621621, then the number you want, including country code (it is all explained on the line).
All calls are two pence per min. When I checked my bill, they were actually about 1.5p.
Great for an hour at around a quid!
Bearing in mind as recently as 25 years ago it wasn't even possible to phone Oz on a daily basis due to connection issues, high costs and time restrictions, to talk to someone (let alone see them) for practically nowt is amazing (in my humble opinion). We speak to friends in Adelaide most Sundays and there is very little delay.
I have to say it does make them look browner than us though.............
As an aside, for all you non-Skypers, Tele-Discount is a great service for cheap phone calls. Dial 08444 621621, then the number you want, including country code (it is all explained on the line).
All calls are two pence per min. When I checked my bill, they were actually about 1.5p.
Great for an hour at around a quid!
Feb 27th 2007, 3:11 pm
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Re: Skype comes of age
Feb 27th 2007, 5:22 pm
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Re: Skype comes of age
When we were in Brisbane recently, the holiday home were staying at had a fast broadband internet connection and a wireless router
As I own an Apple MacBook Pro laptop with the iSight webcam built into the top of the screen I was able to log into Skype and then wander around the house and garden to give my parents back at home in the UK (also logged into Skype) a guided tour of the place!! How awesome is that??!!
They could even pick-up the sounds of the birds and wildlife!!
I can just about remember the days when my mother would get excited whenever she received one of those 'tracing-paper' thin airmail envelopes containing a letter from her brother in Melbourne. These generally came every few months or so.
Today's technology is fantastic
Cheers
As I own an Apple MacBook Pro laptop with the iSight webcam built into the top of the screen I was able to log into Skype and then wander around the house and garden to give my parents back at home in the UK (also logged into Skype) a guided tour of the place!! How awesome is that??!!
They could even pick-up the sounds of the birds and wildlife!!
I can just about remember the days when my mother would get excited whenever she received one of those 'tracing-paper' thin airmail envelopes containing a letter from her brother in Melbourne. These generally came every few months or so.
Today's technology is fantastic
Cheers
Feb 27th 2007, 6:34 pm
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Re: Skype comes of age
All but one of my kids is 4 and under and its hard for them to understand whats going on.
But getting to see daddy on the 'cuter' as they call it makes it alot easier for them and me!!
Mark
Feb 27th 2007, 6:43 pm
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Re: Skype comes of age
Right, so your child is under 4. Don't worry, if he/she's anything like my daughter, in less than 2 years they will be your I.T. Dept
Feb 27th 2007, 7:20 pm
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Re: Skype comes of age
Saw this and thought it might be useful for those of you already in Australia who use Skype to keep in touch with family and friends.
It seems that with this new technology you'll be able to use Skype without the hassle of logging on to your computer etc.
Hope it helps,
Scubaemma
http://stuff.tv/blogs/future/archive...es-of-age.aspx
It seems that with this new technology you'll be able to use Skype without the hassle of logging on to your computer etc.
Hope it helps,
Scubaemma
http://stuff.tv/blogs/future/archive...es-of-age.aspx
Skype has been great in general and certainly a big factor in pushning the cost of international phone calls down. When we first came over it was so handy for all the calls we ended up having to make to organisations back in the UK to tie up loose ends. If we'd had to use a traditional landline it would have cost a fortune.
Feb 27th 2007, 8:19 pm
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Re: Skype comes of age
Maybe Ive said that wrong.
I have 1 whose 12 and the other four are four and under.
I dont know abot an IT dept but they make a great demolition company.
I have 1 whose 12 and the other four are four and under.
I dont know abot an IT dept but they make a great demolition company.
Feb 27th 2007, 9:52 pm
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Re: Skype comes of age
Very few people mention www.jajah.com Is there not many people using it?
We have found Jajah fantastic! Get the other person to register (free) and you can talk to them for 1 hour every day or free. Once your free hour is up, get them to call you back and you can chat for 2 hours free.
Jajah uses a computer and a normal landline, so you are not tied to the computer room! get a headset (we have) and you can walk about (with a DECT phone) doing normal chores while chatting.
Neil.
We have found Jajah fantastic! Get the other person to register (free) and you can talk to them for 1 hour every day or free. Once your free hour is up, get them to call you back and you can chat for 2 hours free.
Jajah uses a computer and a normal landline, so you are not tied to the computer room! get a headset (we have) and you can walk about (with a DECT phone) doing normal chores while chatting.
Neil.