Homeworker wrote:[color=blue]
> I was in a shop and it had a VOIP phone for £6 .. jeex just
> gotta try it , soooo I have plugged it in .. it actually works ![/color]

No, it doesn't. It is mostly just mic and earpiece: it is using the PC
it's plugged into to do all the work. You surely sdon't want to have a
PC running nearby whenever you make or receive a phone call.
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> The phone forces sign up to SKYPE[/color]

Is that the police forces who warn us about being asked to dial *90# ?
[color=blue]
> , now done and
> the line is incredibly clear , its better than my standard
> phone line ...[/color]

That'll be for a skype-skype call, restricted to the Skye nerd-nerd
network. Try calls to or from real phones and it is a different story.
Luckily, with other VOIP systems you can choose the quality you want by
selecting different codecs.

so i am impressed with VOIP ...now for[color=blue]
> the learning curve though ...[/color]

That's the good bit about Skype. It is very Plug 'n Play. It's also a
snag, becasue you'll not have learned anything from using it.
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> now i signed up for account with skype but
> didnt actually give htem ny money or card details
>
> So who can i sign up with next for some decent free call tim to
> expirement ......[/color]

Because Skype is a proprietory system not used by any other supplier,
there is no price competition for Skype call prices. So if you want a
decent deal, you'll have to start again with proper SIP VOIP.