Skype works. I'm in Sweden and my Girlfriend is in Virginia stateside.
Have been talking on skype for over a year. used to do netmeeting before that but skype kicks netmeetings behind 6 ways till sunday.
Only ever problem I've had was when I've tried to use it on dialup but I think that comes from the 120 mb compaq laptop I used it on.
If you've got broadband it works like a charm.
The program is made by the people that made Kazaa, BUT it does not contain any spyware/malware. That was included in kazaa to generate revenue. Skype however is free. BUT you can sign upp with them and use them to dial regular phones over the net for a small fee , just like a phone but you dial out localy thus avoiding longdistance callfees.
I'm thinking this prog is good for situations specifically like that..
I have family on every continent in the world.. We can have 4-way conversations between my Dad in London, me here in Sydney, my uncle in Atlanta and my uncle in Japan. For nothing.
Yeah, that's pretty sweet. If its been going for a year with no malware added, I doubt they'll do it in the future..
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Date: 2004-12-20 06:24 am (UTC)Have been talking on skype for over a year. used to do netmeeting before that but skype kicks netmeetings behind 6 ways till sunday.
Only ever problem I've had was when I've tried to use it on dialup but I think that comes from the 120 mb compaq laptop I used it on.
If you've got broadband it works like a charm.
The program is made by the people that made Kazaa, BUT it does not contain any spyware/malware. That was included in kazaa to generate revenue. Skype however is free. BUT you can sign upp with them and use them to dial regular phones over the net for a small fee , just like a phone but you dial out localy thus avoiding longdistance callfees.
So far It's really a good software for me.
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Date: 2004-12-20 02:06 pm (UTC)I have family on every continent in the world.. We can have 4-way conversations between my Dad in London, me here in Sydney, my uncle in Atlanta and my uncle in Japan. For nothing.
Yeah, that's pretty sweet. If its been going for a year with no malware added, I doubt they'll do it in the future..