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Bajabus
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WiFi phones are a hot item and becoming increasingly popular especially in urban areas where entire cities have set up free WiFi networks. My samsung
i760 pda is a cell phone but it can also access WiFi networks.
Now Verizon expressly forbids VOIP over their network so you can't really use Skypes mobil software directly on your phone ( people do anyway but you
better have an unlimited bandwidth plan).
That problem however HAS been solved! http://www.voxlib.com/ Just call Voxlib running on your unattended home computer with Skype.
Call Voxlib from your cellphone and it sees your caller ID. Then, make Skype calls to the rest of the planet....works pretty well
or just get a skype wireless phone and carry two
[Edited on 18-1-2008 by Bajabus]
"Preventive war was an invention of Hitler. Frankly I would not even listen to anyone seriously that came and talked of such a thing."
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Roberto
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajabus
That problem however HAS been solved! http://www.voxlib.com/ Just call Voxlib running on your unattended home computer with Skype.
Call Voxlib from your cellphone and it sees your caller ID. Then, make Skype calls to the rest of the planet....works pretty well
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Great find!
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bajalou
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajajorge
Call anywhere in the world for 1-2 cents a minute.
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The 1-2 cents a minute is not correct - look at the link I posted above and see what the rate is.
Calling Todo Santos from Todo Santos uses the Mex. rate for landline ($.099) or cell ($.336), which ever you are calling.
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Bajabus
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More info, apparently now you don't even have to have their software running on your PC and have your PC on to do this. You just register for free,
enter your skype account info and then call in to any of their free access numbers.
http://gigaom.com/2007/03/19/mobivox-more-skype-on-mobile/
there is also software from others that you can download onto a wifi enabled PDA/cell phone that will let you directly use skype from your phone. I
hear that they are limited in the number of phones they support but that it is increasing all the time.
it really just keeps getting better.
[Edited on 18-1-2008 by Bajabus]
"Preventive war was an invention of Hitler. Frankly I would not even listen to anyone seriously that came and talked of such a thing."
Dwight David Eisenhower
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stanburn
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Big Al,
Bill is right, no cost to open an account. I however have a Skype In number with a Florida area code. That number costs me $60 per year. It allows
anyone to call me in Mexico by making a call to the Florida number.
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Ken Cooke
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So, I installed the equipment to my computer, and I tried several times to make a call. No luck.
I inputted the phone number, but nothing seems to work. I will explore the help folder and see what I am doing wrong. I want to use Skype today,
because it is Onelis' birthday, and I want to be able to talk to her.
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CaboRon
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Cooke
So, I installed the equipment to my computer, and I tried several times to make a call. No luck.
I inputted the phone number, but nothing seems to work. I will explore the help folder and see what I am doing wrong. I want to use Skype today,
because it is Onelis' birthday, and I want to be able to talk to her. |
Ken,
Before using your equipment.... just plug your headset into your computer and try making a call directly thru Skype ... that way you will know if it
is Skype or the interface that is the problem.
CaoRon
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by CaboRon
| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Cooke
So, I installed the equipment to my computer, and I tried several times to make a call. No luck.
I inputted the phone number, but nothing seems to work. I will explore the help folder and see what I am doing wrong. I want to use Skype today,
because it is Onelis' birthday, and I want to be able to talk to her. |
Ken,
Before using your equipment.... just plug your headset into your computer and try making a call directly thru Skype ... that way you will know if it
is Skype or the interface that is the problem.
CaoRon |
I think it is the interface that lets me use my cordless phone. I will go to BestBuy! today and buy the normal Skype headset (or a cordless one), and
keep it simple. If it doesn't work, then, back to the old drawing board... 
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juangrandebigjohn
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Yes,Ken,Skype hard to navigate!
| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Cooke
So, I installed the equipment to my computer, and I tried several times to make a call. No luck.
I inputted the phone number, but nothing seems to work. I will explore the help folder and see what I am doing wrong. I want to use Skype today,
because it is Onelis' birthday, ankend I want to be able to talk to her. |
Ken,go to Skype.com and then
forums,these folks will help,the Skype people themselves never heard from,good look of course you want to call your fiance en su cumpleanos.Bigjohn
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Ken Cooke
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My problem is getting the phone to actually dial the number. This is strange. All I get is a busy signal after the number is dialed. That is
without the phone line being occupied at the other end.
I will hook up my headphones to the soundcard output and see if I can make phone calls without using the Teller Box appartus.
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wornout
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Ken is up and running SKYPE. He still needs the headset and Microphone but I was able to carry on a chat with him and even sent him a file.
So, welcome Ken to the world of SKYPE.
This Space Available, E-Mail Me If Interested.
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by wornout
Ken is up and running SKYPE. He still needs the headset and Microphone but I was able to carry on a chat with him and even sent him a file.
So, welcome Ken to the world of SKYPE. |
Thanks for the assistance. I'm still a little ways from communicating on Skype, but at least I downloaded the program and it seems to be running...
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CaboRon
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Congratulations  
CaboRon
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Bajaboy
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So let me get this right...if I can get a wifi signal from my laptop, I can make and receive calls in Mexico? I understand that I have to pay to get
a phone number if the caller is not a Skype user.
My neighbor in Asuncion has WiFi and I figure I could jump aboard to make and receive calls. Comments?
Zac
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CaboRon
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You don't need the phone number yourself.... you will have a Skype ID # ... you do need to have to have the phone number of the person you are
calling.
Just download the Skype program to your laptop, get a headset to plug in to it, make a ten dollar deposit into your Skype account and you are ready
to go.
CaboRon
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Ken Cooke
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I went to the store tonight to purchase a headset that was specifically for Skype, and guess what???
I got to call Barranquilla for 5cents per minute! SKYPE WORKS!!!
Thanks for the help, everyone. My wallet seriously appreciates it.
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juangrandebigjohn
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Hooray Ken,and than 5 cents per minute to your beloved in Colombia a real bargain!
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by juangrandebigjohn
Hooray Ken,and than 5 cents per minute to your beloved in Colombia a real bargain! |
We talked 2 hours
tonight for about $6 U.S.!! Bringing us closer together...
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vandenberg
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Congrats Ken for being able to talk to your daughter.
Still don't understand why the special Skype headset ?
On my laptop, 4 years old, I use the build in speakers and an old mike that came with one of those "learn Spanish CD's".
Works like a charm.
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CaboRon
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Vandenberg,
I'm sure that works fine for you. The headset is not a special Skype unit... mearly a head set with earphones and a boom mic .... usually with two
plugs .... one for your spkr output and one for you mic input..... the newer ones use a USB port..... It gives you some privacy in your conversion
and cuts down on possible feedback from having an open mic with speakers.
CaboRon
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