Is high speed necessary? Whys is there a charge when they say it is=20 free? On Dec 21, 2006, at 11:09 AM, Ted Medzon wrote: My family and I have been using Skype for the past year. All you need=20 is the download which is free, and a good microphone and speakers, preferably a combination earphone and mic. and a high speed line. The sound is quite=20= good although there can be a delay when the other party speaks. The charge=20 is for calling to a landline which until this January is free. There are two versions, one for Mac OS X... and one for Windows. Ted. -----Original Message----- From: muglo-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:muglo-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Hawk Sent: December 20, 2006 8:18 PM To: muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [muglo] phone Just curious, a young friend just returned from several weeks=20 touring the Far East on limited funds. She told me she kept in touch with=20 family and friends through a website called skype - www.skype.com It's one of those things - at least to me - that looks too good to = be true. I'm just wondering if anyone knows anything about it. It does=20 have, by the way, a Mac download. She said she used it for free. Site says it's=20= free or you can use it for a year for $14.95. Anyone ever heard of this? jim ----------------------------------------------------------- For information about MUGLO: http://www.freewebs.com/muglo ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- For information about MUGLO: http://www.freewebs.com/muglo ----------------------------------------------------------- =00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00= =00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00=00= ----------------------------------------------------------- For information about MUGLO: http://www.freewebs.com/muglo -----------------------------------------------------------