PreviousFriday 25 February 2005, 10:27 PM
Skype is way better than regular phones, except SkypeOut, which works only when it feels like it
Skype has dramatically changed the way we work. We are an international company, and now pretty much all our internal calls go over Skype. In addition to the voice quality which is way better than any traditional phone, the instant messaging feature is handy to send URLs etc. Also, it is quite a change to be able to see who is online among contacts at any time. Skype works over broadband and, in some cases (not with Compuserve though), even over a dial-in connection. It does not seem to take much bandwidth, but does seem to need it all the time (logical I guess).
The thing which is a bit surprising is that skypeOut really only works 50% of the time or so at best and even then the quality is sometimes worse than the worst mobile.
Still, overall this is a fantastic product, and we are looking forward to having more features available. This feels like the beginning of an entirely new way of working, especially internationally! For instance, can you imagine how great it would be if Skype were to add a screen showing each other's computer screen?
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