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As many as 250,000 Japanese are estimated to be making free phone calls around the world over the Internet thanks, indirectly, to a controversial file-swapping technology.
...The software has been translated into Japanese and is available for free download at the Skype Technologies S.A. Web site, although user registration is required.
Mulboyne wrote:Skype has been around for a while but I've never used it. Any views?
Asahi: Free Net telephony takes offAs many as 250,000 Japanese are estimated to be making free phone calls around the world over the Internet thanks, indirectly, to a controversial file-swapping technology.
...The software has been translated into Japanese and is available for free download at the Skype Technologies S.A. Web site, although user registration is required.
Previous FG mention of Skype by oyajikun: Here
Ol Dirty Gaijin wrote:We have started to use it with our UK head office in the last week. Clean and does the job. No longer use call back.
Will give more details later when it's been given a good bash.
kansaiboy wrote:I use skype all the time to talk to friends across Japan and also in Australia....Very clean, not buggy at all
Watcher wrote:What's the difference between Skype and any of the IM Chats (MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, etc.)? I use MSN Messenger chat most of the time and it works just fine.
In Japan, Skype estimates it has 600,000 registered users and is growing every day. The company has teamed up with livedoor to deliver free Internet telephony through livedoor's portal. Since last summer, stories about Skype have been appearing in the Japanese technical publications and magazines SPA! and Weekly Playboy.
Such voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) companies typically charge less than traditional telephone companies thanks to lower network costs. Vonage sells unlimited calling for $25 a month, and some smaller providers offer unlimited calls for less than $20 per month.
mr. sparkle wrote:How does Skype compare with say, iChat A/V, which is free with OS X? I'd rather not pay if I don't have to.
mr. sparkle wrote:How does Skype compare with say, iChat A/V, which is free with OS X? I'd rather not pay if I don't have to.
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