I have got myself a free account on Skype, the famous internet telephony thingummy, but I’ve only got a handful of contacts on it. Feel free to add me if you have it – my username is willhowells but searching on my name brings me up as the only result.
I haven’t been able to test it with anyone else yet so no idea if it’s as good as it claims. Because I’ve still not got over my cold, my voice isn’t really up to speaking for more than a few minutes, but I’d be interested to try it out.
The attached might help get a few contacts…
Skype buttons
Thanks, Martin. Skype button now present and correct.
The real reason skype is not as good as it was.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/23/isps_set_skype_limits/
I don’t have Skype, but I do have Google Talk. Same only different, and I have the same lack-of-contacts problem.
It’s something that is being increasingly commented om – that it’s all very well having shiny-new technology such as VOIP, but no good if you have a load of mutually exclusive networks.
Just imagine if you couldn’t call a mobile from a landline, say. The networks would be laughed out of town.