As of today, free skype out to Canada & US

[Tom Watts]

Kyril Stoikopoulos wrote:
> welcome to the future of the phone system.
> Long distance will be a thing of the past
> 
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>> On 5/15/06, Jason Shein <jason-xgs8i/e9EeWTtA8H5PvdGCwD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>>> http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/05/free_calls_to_all_landlines_an.html 
>>>
>>>
>>> SkypeOut is now free within the US and Canada to all landlines and 
>>> mobiles,
>>> until at least the end of 2006.
>>
>> Whoa.
>>
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I didn't really have much to add to this thread until this last post.
For me, Skype has not been a real replacement for a phone.  Mind you I
haven't used it in the past two or three months, but whenever I have
used it in the past, people on the other end always have a hard time
hearing me or say that there is an "electronic distortion" to my voice.
  I don't think it's my microphone since I can record perfectly clear
messages and then play them back in Audacity.  I have a high-speed
connection and don't run bandwidth-hogging apps while talking; has
anyone else had the problems with Skype I've just discussed?

BTW: Far be it for me to trash Skype, as a matter of fact I think it's
great and free SkypeOut is an amazing offer, but it's just not a
telephone replacement, quality-wise.

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