Skype. Better than a telephone call!
 

It rocks :mrgreen:
I'm currently chatting with jorel :cool:
http://www.skype.com/download.html
It works with Windows 98SE, even though it says it only works with 2000 and XP.
You can find me as username "kvcdnet"

-kwag

yes,we are here!

my username is

jorel7

we can talk and/or write alive!

8)

just awesome,,,,
 

All i can say,,is awesome,,
better than all the other voip's ive tried,,,
I was on a call with the Godfather of KVCD, (long distance - canada- puerto rico) and it was clearer than my next door neighbor....
i could actually hear kwag's 486 cooking some kvcd's :lol: :lol:


ztr

Re: just awesome,,,,
 

LOL :rotf:

@All,

This is great and I'm going to try Skype right now!!!

Thanks

-bp

Does anybody know a good application for video conferencing :?:
All good programs i've found are commercial :roll:

Skype seems to be good. Kwag, we have to test Puerto Rico - Germany :mrgreen:
If only there wouldn't be such a time difference...

http://www.ivisit.info/
http://www.joinphone.net/English/home.html
http://www.dwyco.citymax.com/page/page/700292.htm
http://www.eyeballchat.com/download/index.php
Check those out, and let me know ;) Skype Is great :!:
I had a great talk with Fabrice last night, and he is in Spain :D

-kwag

Hello all:

Well, I am not surprise by the problems encountered when trying to use skypes. I have tried to use it in both my desktop, which is really a 486 machine, and skype may not work there, and the laptop. Both of them are W98SE, and the laptop has a PIII 800 Mhz CPU.
Any way, wht aAI receive in both of them is:
I have registered, and the funy part is that every time I open Skype and enter my user's name and password, it asks me for an update of my personal file, and I receive the error message after pressing next.
Murphy has been playing overtime with me for a long long time.

Regards

Totonho03

Thanks Kwag :!:
I'll test them... I'm still waiting for the ivisit-email with my registration data :roll:

Yes, well the program constantly freezes after about 5 seconds of using scype. Good quality, but apparently I can only recieve and not send if i dont want to have the program lock up on me.

Luckily, i havent had any errors wit it,,,
i did noticed that there may have been a small ram leak
after i was on with Kwag,,,
couple of things were slower, i.e. general surfing,,,, winamp,,,
had to reboot after the second phone call..
the cpu is decent and got more than enuff ram,,,

oh well,,,
gotta try Canada-Greece...

ztr

Hi all:

I was checking the skype forum at http://80.160.91.13/bb/, and did learn that there are some folks using W98SE with problems similar to mine. Any way, check the forum, it is interesting.....

Regards

Totonho03

future skype version
 

Hi again:

I also understand that the W98SE problem may be corrected in the next version.... "Only the Shadow knows what lurks................."

Totonho03

in my 98se i can hear,conect(of course,if don't how can i hear?)
:lol:

but i can't speak!
:?

......ok, i can speak but nobody hear me!
:lol:

Hello Jorel:

I forgot your W98SE set up. Would it be possible for you to remind me about it?:
CPU? RAM? In your communications set up, what have you checked? (That is control panel > Add/Remove Programs > Windows set up > Communications, followed by a list of components. Which components are checked in your set up? (Dial ATM; Dial up network; VPN; etc.etc.)
According to some of the folks at the skype forum, the program will should work when the proper components are checked. Do not really know if this is true, because some of the users are stating that they have checked all of the components, and others say that the program will work with some of such components checked, but no one has defined which component should be marked.

Thanks for your help

Totonho03

Edit: Are you stating that when connected no one can hear you but that you can hear others?

yes Otto,
i can hear but i can't send my voice!....

athlon xp+ 2000, 512mbRam!

in comunications (português) win98se Br:
servidor de rede,
acesso à rede dial-up
conecção direta via cabo...
only this 3 options are checked!

i can hear my voice in speakers(2 amplifiers)and
my audio settings are checked ok(to rec and play),
i can rec with microfone too but can't send... :?
:!:

maybe i need to check the "microsoft chat 2.5" ?!?!?

I downloaded this yesterday i must install and test how good it is as it sounds great.

Hi Jorel:

Thank you for your response.
I have tried several combinations, but none are working for me. I cannot even connect at all, the program closes itself after the error mentioned earlier.
Have you ever used your system to do voice chat other than skype?
Have you tried entering their forum? Perhaps someone else may have resolved similar problems.

Thanks again and best regards

Otto

Otto,
i'm trying to use x-lite but i'm "so stup" to understand how it works!
:oops:

i will try in the forum.....thanks!
:)

ps:
:screwy:
and if in the forum they answer me:
it's easy, start skype and ask(talk)what you need?!?!?
8O
:banghead:
:lol:

Hi Jorge:

Here is a spyke link that may be useful. Actually it is very basic, and I am sure that you have performed all of the steps recommended here; however, it is also given you links to other posts........
http://80.160.91.13/bb/viewtopic.php?t=216
Good luck

Otto

P.S.- If it does not help you with the sound, at least it gives hints to find a girl friend :wink: (Which is part of the tittle of the topic)

thanks Otto,
i try everything like posted in the link but don't work yet!
i can rec my own voice and play it clear.....

and the worse:
i can' t find a new girlfriend...
skype and my wife don't let me...
:cluebat:
:bawl:

Hi Jorel,
what soundcard do you have :?:
Do you have onboard sound or a second soundcard :?:

the 2 ways Krassi!
i have onboard and sb100(sound blaster)!
sb is on with windows 98se drives, onboard is off( in bios).
:?

That should be ok. You could make a test with your onboard sound device.
The other problem i thought of was a not fullduplex sound card, but a sb is a fullduplex card.
Have you selected your standard device or your sb card in Skype's audio options :?:

yes Krassi,
was selected the sb.

i'm thinking...(really rare)

:idea:
...sb is working with the drives from 98se,
maybe is better i install the drives that
came with original sb cdr(drives and progs),don't?
i can't see the "full duplex" option in the device manager with 98 drives!
:!:

It won't show up, it's only a "function".
If you can do a backup of your system, i would try to deactivate the sb card and install the drivers for the onboard audio and test Skype once again.
But i'm just guessing now :roll:

oh yes,
is only a function but you can turn it ON or OFF
with the original drives(if i remember, have option - enable/disable)!

i will try "everything" (on board too)!


:)

Hello:

I was able to run the skype program on my desktop. Have not tried it yet of the laptop. But the way I wa able to open the program was following the advise given in skyp. For additional details please read the posts at:
http://80.160.91.13/bb/viewtopic.php?t=62&start=15

Thanks and best regards

Totonho03.

Jorel:
I do not know if this will help you or not. Within the next couple of hours I wil try it in my laptop. It may be too late for you, because now we have a difference of 3 hours. It is 8.11 p.m. here, and 11.11 p.m. in your counbtry, Um abrazo

Hi totonho03,

Let me know when you want to try it :)
My user name is: kvcdnet ;)

-kwag

Thnaks Kwag.

The steps called in the link did not help my laptop at all, I still have the error message there, but I have the program going on my desktop.
My user name is totonho03, I will give it a try within the next hour or so.......

Otto

mine is working fine from home,,,
kind of a resource hog on my 2k box,,,but no biggie,,,
wanna test it from work though,,,
my id is
zooter
:)

Jorel,
there was some post i read of it not working properly on win98,
did u get it solved yet?


ztr

not yet zooter, i'm "washing" my system first,
is slow and full of vobs and downloads(programs)!
my 98 is :Drunk:

and the local internet is very slow....maybe "everybody" is on-line!
:lol:

muitas bravadas
:lol: :lol:

Skype 0.94 released!
 

Get it: http://www.skype.com

-kwag

Just installed it and its awesome very clear like you said as if the person is in the same room as you.

The only downside i find is that you can only have a conversion with one person at a time (unless of course im missing something).

I used a free prog called 'TeamSpeak' which is good for getting multipal ppl chatting together in a room.

Get that here

Hi Zyphon,

Yes, I've tried TeamSpeak, and it's great program. But the audio quality of Skype ( even used on 56K modems ) is just light years above anything currently available :)
I hope they integrate "multiple users" ( conferencing ) in the future :!:

-kwag

Hi kwag,

I totally agree with you on that one Skype audio quality is awesome ive never heard any internet based voice chat program with such clear audio.

On TeamSpeak the best audio Codec to use is the GSM 16.4 Kbit i still dont think this is better than the audio quality than Skype but its better than the default TS codec CELP 5.1 Kbit which TS always seems to reset itseld to each time you run it.

The only plus of TS is the multipal users that can talk in a room at once there could some great discussions there i hope Skype incorperate multi users also soon.

Out of interest if Ppl did want to use TS then i have a TS server set up on one of my home network pc's in case any1 wants to use it maybe i could switch it back on.

I got Skype now as well---- :D

No mo' hype about skype...???

I tried to contct kwag several times, but he was never online...

What's your user name on Skype :?:

-kwag