Skype software

[Hulkster]

www.skype.com

Interesting and CHEAP

[The Family]

Not at all new - it's been around for quite a while.

No servers in Australia so there are send/receive delays. Annoying. Also,
skype has weird credit card authorisation routines (not visible to users)
that result in CC authentication hassles at times.

Firefly by Freshtel www.freshtel.net is a little more expensive but calls to
Australian numbers work really well. Overseas is good too.

Similar to Skype, calls between Firefly/Freshtel users are free.



"Hulkster" <Youwish@home.com> wrote in message
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> www.skype.com
>
> Interesting and CHEAP
>
>

[A User]

On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 01:23:09 +1030, "The Family"
<someone@somewhere.com> wrote:

>Not at all new - it's been around for quite a while.
>
>No servers in Australia so there are send/receive delays. Annoying. Also,
>skype has weird credit card authorisation routines (not visible to users)
>that result in CC authentication hassles at times.
>
>Firefly by Freshtel www.freshtel.net is a little more expensive but calls to
>Australian numbers work really well. Overseas is good too.
>
>Similar to Skype, calls between Firefly/Freshtel users are free.


Do they have an Australian server or are calls routed via North
America?


>
>"Hulkster" <Youwish@home.com> wrote in message
>news:iqtCd.102888$K7.42520@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>> www.skype.com
>>
>> Interesting and CHEAP
>>
>>
>

[Paul Walker]

"A User" <serge-newnew2715@mailblocks.com > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 01:23:09 +1030, "The Family"
> <someone@somewhere.com> wrote:
>
>>Not at all new - it's been around for quite a while.
>>
>>No servers in Australia so there are send/receive delays. Annoying.
>>Also,
>>skype has weird credit card authorisation routines (not visible to users)
>>that result in CC authentication hassles at times.
>>
>>Firefly by Freshtel www.freshtel.net is a little more expensive but calls
>>to
>>Australian numbers work really well. Overseas is good too.
>>
>>Similar to Skype, calls between Firefly/Freshtel users are free.
>
>
> Do they have an Australian server or are calls routed via North
> America?

Yes they have an Australian server. There is no noticable delay when using
Freshtel/Firefly. Its an excellent service and far superior to Skype.

Paul

[The Family]

"A User" <serge-newnew2715@mailblocks.com > wrote in message
news:cvkot0p5bgm5sr6n202ocuio0n4ah03a5j@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 01:23:09 +1030, "The Family"
> <someone@somewhere.com> wrote:
>
>>Not at all new - it's been around for quite a while.
>>
>>No servers in Australia so there are send/receive delays. Annoying.
>>Also,
>>skype has weird credit card authorisation routines (not visible to users)
>>that result in CC authentication hassles at times.
>>
>>Firefly by Freshtel www.freshtel.net is a little more expensive but calls
>>to
>>Australian numbers work really well. Overseas is good too.
>>
>>Similar to Skype, calls between Firefly/Freshtel users are free.
>
>
> Do they have an Australian server or are calls routed via North
> America?
>

Yep. Based in Melbourne. A nice addition is that calls are priced in A$
and you pay in A$ so no FX mysteries.

>
>>
>>"Hulkster" <Youwish@home.com> wrote in message
>>news:iqtCd.102888$K7.42520@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>>> www.skype.com
>>>
>>> Interesting and CHEAP
>>>
>>>
>>
>