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Skype Pro. Anybody?
Does anybody have experience of using Skype Pro? Good or bad?
Or are there any companies you can recommend? I am going to use it for most of my outgoing UK calls. |
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I've said it dozens of times before, why on earth do you want to pay Skype for outgoing calls at their extortionate rates when you can use many other VOIP providers far cheaper, often free?
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Cheers CitySlicker, but do you have a recommendation for which one to use?
I know I could do an internet search, but I find recommendations from people here are a better bet. Thanks! |
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www.voipfone.co.uk - good for business use
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Read this text on this link given earlier :Quote:
Further Note: In the past few months we have received numerous requests from users of the Betamax VoIP services to help with unauthorized credit card charges from this company. We CANNOT help you. Just as they will never respond to any requests / emails from you they also do not respond to our requests to facilitate. It also appears that they have even shut down the only Forum for advice and complaints on Voipbusters website.
Beware ! Many of these VOIP companies operate under one umbrella, often a fact unknown to their customers. Thats another reason why i stick to Skype. No problems at all with them. |
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Never had any problems with payments with any of the Betamax products.
Skype is too much of a kids toy for me, the grown ups use grown up VoIP services. |
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No problems at all with Skype blueboy? What about the two severe outages they've had this year?
In any game there's always going to be dubious outfits, but people like Sipgate have been established years with many thousands of satisfied customers, receiving a far cheaper and better featured service than Skype offers. |
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No problems at all with Skype blueboy? What about the two severe outages they've had this year?
In any game there's always going to be dubious outfits, but people like Sipgate have been established years with many thousands of satisfied customers, receiving a far cheaper and better featured service than Skype offers. |
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Virgin Media had a severe outage this week too. It can happen to any company. I love Skype, its my choice and has never once let me down. I use the skypephone from 3 so i am mobile and have an always on connection to Skype. Fantastic service and one many freinds, families and the many contacts i now have use mainly FREE.
The truth is Skype is really playing at being a VOIP provider. Their traffic works on a P2P basis so relies on calls being able to be distributed across its user base. There is no direct connection with their server unless you want to call a PSTN number. This all means under-investment in their own equipment leading to sub-standard services. The 3/Skype spin is very clever. You're not actually using Skype between your handset and 3 at all, you're actually using a normal mobile line. Skype and 3 went into a lucrative deal to market this, but the best thing about it is 3 can give you a service that you believe is cheaper, when in actualities you're being charged similar amounts as before except this time 3 won't give you any assurances over quality of services. Given the proven unreliability of Skype, its increased costs above most other providers on calls, their charges for extras that others provide for free as standard (such as a geographical incoming line), and their under-investment on their own network since they rely on sharing calls on everyone with the software installed (remember that if you're being traffic shaped, Skype uses your connection whether you're making a call or not); I'd sooner go for any other proper SIP-based provider before buying into the Skype hype any time. |
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Skype is too much of a kids toy for me, the grown ups use grown up VoIP services.
![]() Anyway this is a VOIP forum - Skype is not VOIP
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Never had any problems with payments with any of the Betamax products.
Skype is too much of a kids toy for me, the grown ups use grown up VoIP services. |
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Ive just recently opened a skype pro account, With the understanding that ide recieve a phone number to give to people, To get in touch with me, Ive not been given a number, It seems this is a regular thing, People signing up and not getting any number, I feel ive been ripped off, I paid instantly with paypal when signing up, And should of instantly got the service i paid for, Ill use my credit up, And get rid useless bas**rds
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Ive just recently opened a skype pro account, With the understanding that ide recieve a phone number to give to people, To get in touch with me, Ive not been given a number, It seems this is a regular thing, People signing up and not getting any number, I feel ive been ripped off, I paid instantly with paypal when signing up, And should of instantly got the service i paid for, Ill use my credit up, And get rid useless bas**rds
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No problems at all with Skype blueboy? What about the two severe outages they've had this year?
In any game there's always going to be dubious outfits, but people like Sipgate have been established years with many thousands of satisfied customers, receiving a far cheaper and better featured service than Skype offers. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11...pe_down_again/ |
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I recommend Voipfone
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