"John Farley" <john_farley@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> "harrogate3" <harrogate3@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> > "Chris" <nospam@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
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> >> Skype or Google Talk?
> >> Which is better?
> >> Any significant differences in features or performance?
> >> Or ease of use for the computationally challenged?
> >> --
> >> Chris
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> > Neither. Skype is good if you have a fast feed and only want to talk
> > to other Skype users, otherwise
> > [url]www.voip.co.uk[/url]
> > or
> > [url]www.sipgate.de[/url] (which is in English)
> >
> > You get an incoming telephone number and can receive calls with
> > Sipgate as soon as you register (no cost.) They will also supply
> > f.o.c. a dedicated version of the X-Lite softphone which works quite
> > well.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Woody
> >
> > harrogate3 at ntlworld dot com
> >
> >Hi,[/color]
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> I may be missing something here but, please correct me if so:
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> Isn't Skype to skype across national borders or even local ISP providers
> free as it is essentially a global system. I thought that most other VOIP
> providers made a charge of some sort, if not in their own domain, then to
> other ISP providers and to foreign countries.
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> That may be quite a big difference.
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>
> Regards, John.
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You're quite correct, you're missing something here.