skyping in and from canada

[Aaron Vegh]

Are you talking about pure VOIP or using SkypeOut? I found the latter
service to be dreadful.

On 2/17/06, Dominic Bonfiglio <dominicbonfiglio-Mmb7MZpHnFY at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> This is not a Linux-related question, but it seems likely that the
> computer savvy of the open-source community will have an answer--or at
> least have some experience to share.
>
> A year ago, when I still lived in Germany, I frequently skyped with
> friends there and in the US. The connections were fantastic, much better
> (and of course infinitely cheaper) than any offered by traditional
> long-distance providers. Since settling in Toronto, however, my Skype
> connections to the US and Germany have been abysmal. There are echos,
> pulsating interruptions, and static. I have tried to skype using Rogers
> as well as UofT's network, and have almost always had the same poor
> results. Inexplicably, on two occasions using Rogers the line remained
> crystal clear for the length of the call.
>
> Has anyone else had such problems when skyping abroad? Is skyping within
> Canada any different? Is the Canadian server network any different from
> those in other countries? Does Canada have a some beef with the Skype
> people?
>
> Thanks,
> Dominic
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