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Calls over Computer

  • 15-01-2004 3:34pm
    #1
    Art_Wolf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,071 ✭✭✭


    Just wondering if anybody knows if this is true - I was in one of the Eircom stores buying BB and the guy was explaining that if you make phone calls by the pc software they go over the BB modem and ofcoarse then wont be charged? Anybody know the turth?


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  • #2
    Mutant_Fruit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,943 ✭✭✭Mutant_Fruit


    bah, i doubt it.

    If eircom offered such a service, then it would be all over here in about 5 mins. He could be talking about using a (nearly) free VOIP service, like Net2phone. Those calls are dirt cheap. In fact, buying a kilo of dirt costs more than a call using that service.


  • #3
    Saruman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,389 ✭✭✭✭Saruman


    Thats true as in you will not be charged by Eircom but you usually have to subscribe to a webphone company to do that!! Either way it will use your cap up and then they charge you for going over. Doubt it would be too much though.


  • #4
    BArra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,036 ✭✭✭BArra


    its possible and a less conventional way is -> use programs that a lot of gamers use, programs like

    ventrillo
    teamspeak 1.5

    you just join a server or host one yourself and give the ip to whoever u want to speak to and u can talk away for how long as you want, ventrillo is better quality (just as good as a phone, if not better)


  • #5
    Mutant_Fruit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,943 ✭✭✭Mutant_Fruit


    he was looking for net 2 phone. There are numerous pc->pc programs, and the most popular of those would be MSN messenger, its on practiaclly every windows PC (it comes in the standard install of windows).


  • #6
    SideshowBob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 59 ✭✭SideshowBob


    I guess the €ircon guy was talking about something like this: www.vonage.com

    American though, haven't heard of an Irish company offering it. I'm amused that an Eircom rep. would even mention this, if it takes off, it'll wipe out fixed line companies like eircom and esat because they'll get no phone call revenue... Seems almost too good to be true really.


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  • #7
    Art_Wolf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,071 ✭✭✭Art_Wolf


    Originally posted by SideshowBob
    I'm amused that an Eircom rep. would even mention this, if it takes off, it'll wipe out fixed line companies like eircom and esat because they'll get no phone call revenue... Seems almost too good to be true really.

    Well the guy was pretty free with information saying how the 4 gig cap is not enforced unless it is abused which I like =) Thing was he was meant to be the manager of the store which I find amazing considering how he goes about selling BB.


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