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Voice over IP (VOIP) has been around for a long time.\u00a0 In the late 1990\u2019s VOIP worked a lot like a 1970\u2019s CB radio.\u00a0 I few people had them.\u00a0 If you could find someone to talke to, the quality was hit or miss and also half-duplex.\u00a0 That means only one person could talk.\u00a0 You could either<\/strong> talk or listen.<\/p>\n Just in the last year or so a company called Skype has offered VOIP that works well.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.skype.com<\/a><\/p>\n Skype is free.\u00a0 On top of that, the quality is nearly as good as a regular telephone.\u00a0 The service is full-duplex; you can talk and listen at the same time just like a regular phone.\u00a0 Using Skype you can call anyone else using Skype anywhere in the world\u2026 for free.<\/p>\n The only problem is that some people don\u2019t have fast connectivity.\u00a0 Skype requires a broadband connection.\u00a0 That leaves a lot of people out, but Skype does offer SkyOut.\u00a0 Using SkyOut, a Skype user can call a regular phone number.\u00a0 The rate is around a penny or two per minute even for some international numbers.<\/p>\n Starting today, Skype users can now call any US or Canadian regular phone number for free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Voice over IP (VOIP) has been around for a long time.\u00a0 In the late 1990\u2019s VOIP worked a lot like a 1970\u2019s CB radio.\u00a0 I few people had them.\u00a0 If you could find someone to talke to, the quality was … Continue reading