internet phone

Rolo · 12-01-2003

Well, there have been lots of programs which does the same. (ex. ICQ Phone http://www.icq.com/icqphone/ , which is more advance, since you can also make pc2phone calls) The real problem with this setup is:

- If you need to call someone they also have to download and install the same software (ICQ Phone can make calls to normal phones - skype can not do this)

- You and the one you are talking with needs a microphone and speakers pluged into the computer (most new PCs do not include headsets/microphones, so surfers will have to go out and buy these)

IMO, Voice over IP will be big in a few years, but surfers need to buy headsets/microphones etc. and install software before this happens.

12-01-2003	#5
Rolo Members Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Six Feet Under Posts: 2,150	Well, there have been lots of programs which does the same. (ex. ICQ Phone http://www.icq.com/icqphone/ , which is more advance, since you can also make pc2phone calls) The real problem with this setup is: - If you need to call someone they also have to download and install the same software (ICQ Phone can make calls to normal phones - skype can not do this) - You and the one you are talking with needs a microphone and speakers pluged into the computer (most new PCs do not include headsets/microphones, so surfers will have to go out and buy these) IMO, Voice over IP will be big in a few years, but surfers need to buy headsets/microphones etc. and install software before this happens. __________________ "Chaos is the law of nature, order is the dream of man." ~Henry B. Adams (Historian) 1838-1918

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