** Reply to message from Hakan <agents@meddatainc.com> on Sat, 01 Oct 2005
12:08:40 -0400 (EDT)
> There is no doubt that Skype's current business idea will be left
> behind as VoIP solutions not requiring computers become more
> commonplace. Such offerings have been available in the U.S. for
> probably two years, do exist in Europe, and today we saw Stan's message
> that he just started using it in Israel. I will grant Skype credit for
> giving VoIP calling a higher profile, though, but as a long-term
> business venture, forget about it. Earlier this year, Skype itself
> declared that they would develop their own telephone so that a computer
> would no longer be needed, ultimately killing off their current
> solution themselves.
>
> Paul,
That's interesting, because I think it implies major changes in the way that
Skype operates. Someone has mentioned that Skype actually uses the computers of
its subscribers as relays. Unless the under-development special Skype
subscriber sets are capable of relaying, it means a different kind of operation.
What's missing, BTW, from the arrangement that I described for my fixed home
telephone seervice is that it leaves me with no solution when I'm travelling
out of the country. In a perfect world, I would be able to reach my VoIP
provider account from my laptop plugged into a public LAN abroad, and the
provider would complete the call to a telephone subscriber somewhere on the
planet.
--
Stan Goodman
Qiryat Tiv'on
Israel
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