Skype

[Ke11iente]

I've been using skype for a while now and it has worked pretty well. Sometimes it will randomly say that other people are not logged in when they really are, but logging out and logging back in fixes that. That's the only problem I've ever had. The voice quality is reeeeally good, better than if I called someone from the phone in my room. It has a chat function and you can send files as well which is nice. I bought a skype-in number which is a number that is local to my hometown in the US, so my friends can actually call it from their cell phones and it will go to my computer. It doesn't cost either of us anything, it just uses their cellphone minutes. It also comes with voicemail, which is useful.

Also, strangely enough, I've noticed that my slingbox works much better/has much higher bitrates when I connect to my home computer with skype at the same time. I have no idea why this works, but it does.

[FG Lurker]

Today I spent some time setting up some dial-in numbers (aka SkypeIn or "online number") to use with Skype and Google Voice.

If anyone is looking for a Skype dial-in number there are various options provided by companies other than Skype. Jet Numbers is one such company and they offer numbers in 50 countries instead of the 18 offered by Skype themselves. Prices vary depending on the country but they are often cheaper than what Skype offers directly.

If you don't mind people having to enter an extension when they call you there is also a free option, ring2skype that offers free numbers in a lot of countries, including Japan (if you don't mind a Tokyo number anyway).

I have set up two ring2skype numbers and one number directly through SkypeIn, and all seem to be working well.

With the ring2skype service (and probably Jet Numbers too) you need to make a change to your Skype settings to receive calls: Tools Menu --> Options --> Calls --> "Allow calls from..." --> Set to "anyone". Calls will come in from the Skype ID "ring2skype.net". Once you have received one call you can add that ID to your contact list and then set "Allow calls from..." back to "people in my contact list only".

I also signed up for Skype's unlimited world plan today and made a couple of changes to the iPhone so I can use Skype over 3G. Now I can make calls to land lines in Japan for free from the phone as well as to just about anywhere else. So far the quality seems quite good, even over 3G. Not as good as using the mobile directly but certainly more than good enough for the vast majority of phone calls.

Things have changed a lot from when I first arrived in '93... I think it was ~600yen for 3 minutes to call Canada then -- I'm sure it was worse further back. The days of the magic Iranian cards...

[FG Lurker]

Just been testing ring2skype on a jailbroken iPhone with Backgrounder installed. Skype runs in the background just fine and incoming calls ring with the normal Skype incoming call sound. (As long as you have your speaker volume (separate from your ringer volume) turned up of course. )

Also found that if I have the computer and phone both logged into Skype that incoming calls will ring in both places. It's all pretty slick.

[Longname]

I have two skype accounts. One has quite a bit of credit so I thought to transfer some over to my other account. Of course Skype says no can do. Ok. Then I saw you can buy gift certificates so I thought I might be able to do it that way *if* I could buy the certificate with my skype credit. Skype says ok as long as your account is in Euro. Ok so I switched to Euro but I of course Skype says sorry certificates are NOT available at this time.

So I switch back to Yen and *of course* Skype skimmed a little of my account for the trouble of switching between Yen and Euro currency displays (about 200)

I don't care. I can afford 200 for the privilege of learning another sleazy way of bilking a good thing and ruining a reputation nickel and dime shit.

Let me see now put Skype on my shit list for bad mouthing at every chance I get from now on.

[Coligny]

Let me see now put Skype on my shit list for bad mouthing at every chance I get from now on.

Try to find a hobby instead...

[maraboutslim]

Last week I tried to use skype to call to a japanese cell phone, from japan, with my iphone over a 3G wireless connection and had dismal results. It would make the phone ring but they couldn't hear anything I said. Oh well...

[Fullback]

Last week I tried to use skype to call to a japanese cell phone, from japan, with my iphone over a 3G wireless connection and had dismal results. It would make the phone ring but they couldn't hear anything I said. Oh well...

What? Did you say something? Hello? Moshi moshi

[Cyka UchuuJin]

Try to find a hobby instead...

maybe YOU need to find a hobby if you're digging up old posts from last year.

[Coligny]

[quote="Cyka UchuuJin"]maybe YOU need to find a hobby if you're digging up old posts from last year. ]

I swears, the thread appeared as updated on the previous day in my intarwebs...

Now for the skype quality... Even video conferencing over 3g from Iphone in the sticks to home works perfectly...

[Mock Cockpit]

Let me see now put Skype on my shit list for bad mouthing at every chance I get from now on.

So Skype won't let you play silly buggers and you get a sandy vagina out of it. Did I miss anything?

[Coligny]

So Skype won't let you play silly buggers and you get a sandy vagina out of it. Did I miss anything?

Seems yes...

The part were I was a complete dunce for reviving a zombie thread...

[Cyka UchuuJin]

I swears, the thread appeared as updated on the previous day in my intarwebs...

Now for the skype quality... Even video conferencing over 3g from Iphone in the sticks to home works perfectly...

you're forgiven. after all, you're french, we have to make allowances.

i even got grey snotted for calling you out. sense of humour failure, i reckon...

[Longname]

I use Skype to send the occasional SMS message. Works fine.
I want to show my (AU) Keitai number in my Skype generated SMS messages. To do this Skype asks me to verify my Keitai number. Ok so far. The number is accepted with country code ok but SKYPE never calls me back with the verify code. Has anyone here ever got Skype to call back with SMS number verify code.

Any help appreciated Thanks.