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Sunday, August 14, 2005

Skype calls far-away computers for free

Skype is free Internet telephony. That means long distance phonecalls. Over the Internet. For free.

Here’s what you do: Turn on your computer speakers. Connect the microphone to your computer. Download Skype (it’s free, for Mac or PC). Create a Skype account (free again). Get a friend to do the same. Call one another.** Watch your computer/telephone life irreversably change.

** Skype’ll surely work well on a fast Internet connection. But a reader reports, “Skype works even when the connection is too faint for most IM services. I was stuck in LA with a dead cellphone and a poor wifi connection. Skype saved me.”


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2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I went to the site and it didn't look free to me.
There was constent mention of costs

5:40 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hello Anon,
I checked the site again. It of-course is for free (computer to computer). The paid version however lets you call a phone thro' your computer (computer to phone).

And thank you for letting us know your views. Keep checking for important bothacks to come soon.

6:31 AM  

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