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Date:  Sat, 01 Oct 2005 22:35:16 +0300
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From:  Stan Goodman <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
To:  os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com
Subject: [OS2Wireless] VoIP on eCS

** Reply to message from Kris Steenhaut <kris.steenhaut@hccnet.nl> on Sat, 01
Oct 2005 21:00:46 +0200

> Hakan ha scritto:
> 
> >Kris,
> >
> >Don't you pay to call people when you are calling a number which is not
> >on the Skype network?  According to skype.com it is approx. 2 cents per
> >minute and you pay in advance with a credit card, said credit drawn
> >down as you are using it for calls.  By the way, this rate is only for
> >a very limited number of countries and does /not/ include calling cell
> >phone numbers in most countries.
> >
> My dear fellow, do allow me to inform somewhat, that is if you want to 
> be infoemed.
> 
> Skyoe works in 2 ways.
> 
> - As any other VOIP, that is, the other side then is "Skyped" too, and 
> than connection is as no costs. Assuming both sides are using DSL, ADSL 
> ... of course (with a diak-up connection to use Skype would be senseles 
> of course).
> 
> - Or you can call to anyone in the World at highly reduced costs. For 
> instance, from Belgium to Kameroun for 10 euro instead of severall 
> hundreds of euro. And that's not hear-saying, it is a real life example 
> as I already wrote in an other group.
> 
> And the highly reduced costs for long distance calls and international 
> _telephone_ calls is the very reason why Skype has become so popular.
> 
> And that's why eCS's   incapacity to run Skype is a big problem. And 
> even bigger a problem is the fact you guys don't want to ear it.

You are getting annoyed for nothing; it is a matter of definition. There is
Skype, and there is Skype Out, which is a supplement for making calls to the
benighted millions that don't have a computer, or that don't have Skype
installed on it. One can regard these as two services or as one, and in either
case still be honest and sane. 

I don't think there is anybody here that doesn't know that Skype Out can reach
those millions, or that is opposed to a possibility of running Skype or a
similar service on OS/2. Some people have other solutions that they prefer,
even to Skype; this is a phenomenon in the category of "Different strokes for
different folks", also called "That's what makes horseracing".
 
> BTW: And nom Skype  doesn't make use of anyone's computer.

I'm so happy to hear this..

-- 
Stan Goodman
Qiryat Tiv'on
Israel

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