Why Skype???
Please, forgive my ignorance. Why people like Skype so much, or should I say - addicted to Skype? I tried a bunch of different internet soft phones including Skype. I never liked Skype and their prices and particularly the way they use your computer and internet connection (when you even do not make calls). I stopped using them immediately after they started to charge connection fees. How much people are spending these days for Skype calls, average per month? I am not talking user-to-user. I make most of my calls to regular phones. An average I make 3 to 5 hrs of internationals calls every week. I am paying EUR 5 or approximately US$ 7 every 3 months to keep my voipcheap account alive and I do not pay any per minute rates or connection fees. They do have a limit - 300 free minutes every week to "free destinations", which is more than I need. Sometimes I make calls to "not-free destinations" and that is when I use my account balance. Those "not free destinations" are alway cheaper than what people pay for Skype calls. Every 3 months I top up my account with EUR 5, unused balance is accumulating. If you don't use it up in 3 months it will be transferred to the next 3 month period as long as I do not forget to re-fill my account. This thing uses SIP protocol (unlike Skype) which means I can also use a SIP phone or SIP adapter and use it with a normal wired or wireless phone without carrying a computer around.
Oh. Usual disclaimer - I do not work for them and neither I make any money for recommending their services. I am just a VERY satisfied customer. I have been using them for about 2 years now. Who knows, may be one day they will also have problems like Skype these days. But so far I did not experience any problems with them.
Please, forgive my ignorance. Why people like Skype so much, or should I say - addicted to Skype? I tried a bunch of different internet soft phones including Skype. I never liked Skype and their prices and particularly the way they use your computer and internet connection (when you even do not make calls). I stopped using them immediately after they started to charge connection fees. How much people are spending these days for Skype calls, average per month? I am not talking user-to-user. I make most of my calls to regular phones. An average I make 3 to 5 hrs of internationals calls every week. I am paying EUR 5 or approximately US$ 7 every 3 months to keep my voipcheap account alive and I do not pay any per minute rates or connection fees. They do have a limit - 300 free minutes every week to "free destinations", which is more than I need. Sometimes I make calls to "not-free destinations" and that is when I use my account balance. Those "not free destinations" are alway cheaper than what people pay for Skype calls. Every 3 months I top up my account with EUR 5, unused balance is accumulating. If you don't use it up in 3 months it will be transferred to the next 3 month period as long as I do not forget to re-fill my account. This thing uses SIP protocol (unlike Skype) which means I can also use a SIP phone or SIP adapter and use it with a normal wired or wireless phone without carrying a computer around.
Oh. Usual disclaimer - I do not work for them and neither I make any money for recommending their services. I am just a VERY satisfied customer. I have been using them for about 2 years now. Who knows, may be one day they will also have problems like Skype these days. But so far I did not experience any problems with them.
