Anything better than Skype ??

Skype works fine on my computer when calling Skype tp Skype. But I,ve never
had any luck calling landline or mobile. The sound is muffled or breaks up,
or I get a bad echo repeating my end of the conversation. It doesn't matter
whether I use a headset and mike, or a voip usb phone? Any suggestions?
Computer is laptop with xp and updated to latest version of skype.

you can take a look at gizmo project that claims it is better than skype...

http://www.gizmoproject.com/


"Fred" <notme@parachute.net.uk> wrote in message
news:43a8874f$1@clear.net.nz...
> Skype works fine on my computer when calling Skype tp Skype. But I,ve
> never had any luck calling landline or mobile. The sound is muffled or
> breaks up, or I get a bad echo repeating my end of the conversation. It
> doesn't matter whether I use a headset and mike, or a voip usb phone? Any
> suggestions? Computer is laptop with xp and updated to latest version of
> skype.
>

There are always some inherent problems with VoIP. Skype-Skype works
fine probably it has smart buffering.

In many countries, there are very cheap phonecards which allow you to
call anywhere from a normal fixed phone (of course you have to account
for the local call charges). And you don't get any of those annoying
problems that come with VoIP. In many cases, the rate is better than
Skype-Landline, e.g. http://melbourneconnect.com.au/detail/gps.jsp

I been using Yahoo Messenger with no problems.
There is also VoipBuster http://www.voipbuster.com/en/index.html
It looks promising.

Art2U

Fred wrote:
> Skype works fine on my computer when calling Skype tp Skype. But I,ve
> never had any luck calling landline or mobile. The sound is muffled
> or breaks up, or I get a bad echo repeating my end of the
> conversation. It doesn't matter whether I use a headset and mike, or
> a voip usb phone? Any suggestions? Computer is laptop with xp and
> updated to latest version of skype.

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Sony claim, their IVE is the top of the pick now.
I haven't tried it, so I can't vouch for it.

http://sony.glowpoint.com/

H.N.

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:20:22 +1000
"Herbert Nagler" <me2@privacy.net> wrote:

> Sony claim, their IVE is the top of the pick now.
> I haven't tried it, so I can't vouch for it.
>
> http://sony.glowpoint.com/


Somewhere during the installation, you get a message that the free
version is only for a trial period of 60 days - this is after you enter
your email address for receiving the password.

GR

honyakusha wrote:

>
> Somewhere during the installation, you get a message that the free
> version is only for a trial period of 60 days - this is after you
> enter your email address for receiving the password.
>
> GR
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thanks for the warning :-)
H.N.

"Herbert Nagler" <me2@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:40rsfhF1bk6tsU1@individual.net...
> Fred wrote:
>> Skype works fine on my computer when calling Skype tp Skype. But I,ve
>> never had any luck calling landline or mobile. The sound is muffled
>> or breaks up, or I get a bad echo repeating my end of the
>> conversation. It doesn't matter whether I use a headset and mike, or
>> a voip usb phone? Any suggestions? Computer is laptop with xp and
>> updated to latest version of skype.
>
> --------------------------------------
> Sony claim, their IVE is the top of the pick now.
> I haven't tried it, so I can't vouch for it.
>
> http://sony.glowpoint.com/
>

Thanks for that, but it has a monthly fee of $9.95 for the option with
ability to call land lines. It doesn't state which currency that is. But a
plan with no monthly charges definitely has more appeal. Others such as
skype only charge for time used.

>
>

On 20 Dec 2005 16:53:45 -0800, "Why Tea" <ytlim1@gmail.com> typed
furiously:

>There are always some inherent problems with VoIP. Skype-Skype works
>fine probably it has smart buffering.
>
>In many countries, there are very cheap phonecards which allow you to
>call anywhere from a normal fixed phone (of course you have to account
>for the local call charges). And you don't get any of those annoying
>problems that come with VoIP. In many cases, the rate is better than
>Skype-Landline, e.g. http://melbourneconnect.com.au/detail/gps.jsp

Those rates are very similar to my ISP based VoIP service which is
included with my ADSL connection. If you are in Australia or New
Zealand check out iinet for excellent value.

www.iinet.net.au
--
David
Remove "farook" to reply
At the bottom of the application where it says
"sign here". I put "Sagittarius"
E-mail: justdas at iinet dot net dot au

The point is, you don't get those jittering, echoing, muffling,
breaking-ups with phonecard calls. If the rates are similar, why bother
with VoIP at all?? I programmed my Palm to do the automatic DTMF
dialing, so there is no hussle in remembering the long PIN.