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fjl307
07-28-2005, 10:21 AM
Anyone used Skype's free service? Is it pretty good? I live in Mexico and want to call people up in the US and overseas but I don't want to get screwed on landline or cellular telephone service, if you don't know, the government here owns the phone company.
hucsman
07-28-2005, 02:04 PM
I am in Mexico too, used it to call to the US either, and the free service is fairly good. I wouldn't recommend it if you don't have broadband though.

And man, the government doesn't own any of the phone companies, why do you think that? :confused:
dip
07-29-2005, 08:17 AM
Skype is THE answer for voice chat. SkypeOut is very cheap too. I recommend it, but it really requires broadband connection.
RuiDuarte
07-29-2005, 10:19 AM
Yes, go for it, I've been using it for a time now and it works perfectly well. It helps alot if you have broadband and a fairly good computer - PIII 500 at least. And try to get a good sound card. it makes a lot of difference. I've tried with inboard card a poor sound card and a good sound card and the difference is big - cuts feedbacks if you use mic and speakers. I use them and I can speak freely within a few meters from the mic and people on the other end still listen perfectly. I hear them perfectly also.

Hope it helped,

RuiD
fjl307
07-31-2005, 12:15 AM
And man, the government doesn't own any of the phone companies, why do you think that? :confused:
Ok, mistake made. So Telmex still has what 90% of the telecom industry here?
Hucsman, what part of Mexico are you located?
Me- Veracruz (pinche Jarochos!)
hucsman
07-31-2005, 02:26 PM
Ok, mistake made. So Telmex still has what 90% of the telecom industry here?
Hucsman, what part of Mexico are you located?
Me- Veracruz (pinche Jarochos!)
Soy de Puebla, así que no estamos tan lejos :)

Telmex does have most of the telecom industry, but it isn't government. It's owned by the fourth wealthiest man on earth.
fjl307
07-31-2005, 11:43 PM
Soy de Puebla, así que no estamos tan lejos :)

Telmex does have most of the telecom industry, but it isn't government. It's owned by the fourth wealthiest man on earth.

4th? Who would that be? I never knew that!

Puebla is a very beautiful place,and as you probably know, Veracruz is very dirty and the people are different from the rest of the country. Hows Popo treating you over there?