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PJC
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Nikon
Blackie, (appropriate name), your signature block is equally offensive no matter which forum you post it on. But is effective in discouraging anyone
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Take it to "Off Topic". See you there..
Shoot, Shovel and Shut-up!
-- A simple operating practice.
‘Global warming’ has become the grand political narrative of the age, replacing Marxism as a dominant force for controlling liberty and human
choices.
-- Prof. P. Stott
Time was, people warning the world \"Repent - the end is nigh!\" were snickered at as fruitcakes.
Now they own the media and run the schools.
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bajalou
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Thanks Bruce
Thank you Bruce for letting us know about this - it's great. I and about 10 of my neighbors/friends have gotten it now with no problems.
It say's you have to connect at 33kbs or faster and they're telling the truth. I was in a motel in El Centro and connected at 28 and the words were
kind of chopped up. I also called my home phone here in San Felipe (8 cents a min) and it wasn't satisfactory at all. Today I talked to a friend who
has DirecWay with a wireless router and his words were chopped up also. I suspect his computer was too far from the router and he was getting a weak
signal. He heard me great he said. The wife talked to her mother on the phone with no problems. We're online with Telnor Porgidy Aire and a Linksys
wireless router with laptops with built in WiFi.
It was also recomended by a columnist in the Silicon Valley . com who also said get it direct, not from some other site.
" If you're considering downloading Skype, and I would encourage you to -- it's a fantastic piece of software, do yourself a favor and download the
standalone version. ZDNet's Russell Shaw recently installed the Kazaa-Skype package and found that it arrived on his machine accompanied by some 2,509
pieces of spyware. "
Thanks
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
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Bruce R Leech
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bajalou
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Just saw a add for Vonage for broadband calls unlimited in US and Canada for only 24.99 a month. Wow. And Skype is free computer to computer and
then only 2 cents a min for calling US or Can telephones. Been using it daily since Bruce told us about it and very satisfied.
Thanks again Bruce
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
Nomad Baja Interactive map
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bajalou
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I too have been calling land lines in the US with no problems. The wife has already almost used up the $10EU on her computer. You have to have
enough speed tho. From motel with a 28kbps connect, the calls were broken up. From a 53kbs connect at another motel they were great. If you are
up/downloading big files at the same time, that will interfear with the phone quality to some degree depending on your bandwidth.
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
Nomad Baja Interactive map
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wornout
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hose A
Ok I can now list the cost of a computer to land line call from Ensedada to Mexico City.
Magda just finished a call to her brother, duration 59 minutes 43 seconds. The cost was $1.02 E.U. Which I think is about $1.20 u.s.d. .
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WOW, That is actually cheaper than the published .08 a minute to call Mexico. Of course you are calling Mexico from inside Mexico, that must log as a
regular call...
I too praise Bruce L for posting this subject and I love my Skype. It should be good, I understand it is the same guys that created Napster.
This Space Available, E-Mail Me If Interested.
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bajalou
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Mexico City and Monterey are listed as 2 cents a min points in Mexico. The balance of Mex is more. Any other point in Mexico to another in Mexico is
the higher cost. So tell all your friiends to move to Mex. City.
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
Nomad Baja Interactive map
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meme
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Calls to everywhere!!
   I GOT IT TODAY!! Looks good to me too!! It's speading into the neighborhood
REAL Fast!! LOl!
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Bruce R Leech
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the only thang that really makes Skype better is to use a good Headset. I highly recommend the Plantronics dsp 500. it stereo and has a good noise
canceling microphone. My dial up connection runs at about 53 baud all the time and gives me good service. but I have a Friend in La Paz that only gets
36 to 40 and it is unusable.
Bruce R Leech
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Bruce R Leech
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The Calling Experience
The Calling Experience
Most VoIP Clients for the PC require you to wear a headset and use your mouse to make and answer Internet calls. And if you use your PC speakers and a
microphone then you give up your calling privacy. The PhoneConnector offers you a simple alternative that automatically controls your instant
messenger for voice chat or your VoIP client that you are already using today.
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If you are using any one of these Window's clients below, you really want a PhoneConnector!
Skype
Xten (X-Lite and FWD)
iConnectHere (PCPhone)
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More Information on PhoneConnector.
Skype or PhoneConnector Audio Problems?
How to configure Skype for free PC to PC phone calls, and many other tips.
USB Phone Verses PhoneConnector. Which is better?
This device plugs into any USB port of your PC, and allows you to connect any standard Telephone to the RJ-11 connector at the other end of the small
adapter.
Currently, I have a modern cordless (wireless) phone (Telstra F2100 1+1) working on it. This has an additional handset, so I can run two phones from
it. You can't plug any more than one standard phone into the RJ-11 connector, but you can daisy chain wireless connections.
PhoneConnector has its own driver, which can be downloaded after purchase.
You must install the software before you connect the hardware.
You will be able to hear busy, ring, and dial tone, on your phone, and be able to dial numbers directly from the phone. PhoneConnector has a small
windows box that attaches itself to your Skype application. See Below:
[Edited on 12-13-2004 by Bruce R Leech]
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Ensenada
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