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Late To The Skype Party
Posted by Wolfen in General
I may be late to the party, but I am finally giving the Skype service a try. Skype, for those who don’t know, is an online phone service that uses your broadband connection to make calls. If you use their application and your computer to call someone else’s compter, the calls are absolutely free. If you want to use your computer to call regular landline and cellphones, the monthly rate is a cheap $3/month. For full phone service that includes your own phone number and unlimited incoming and outgoing calls, the monthly rate is around $8 or so. That’s a great rate for a complete home phone service.
I won’t say much about the service at the moment, but after I use it for awhile, I will put up a review of the service and see how it compares to landline phones. I ordered a Philips VOIP841 cordless Skype phone to use with it. This makes it so that you don’t have to use your computer to make a call. I will be able to walk around the house and make calls when my computer is turned off.
Look for a full review of the Skype service and the Philips Skype phone in about a week or so. I hope to report that paying high landline prices are a thing of the past. We will see.
–Wolfen