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If you haven't downloaded Skype yet, I really recommend it. You can talk to either individuals or groups online at no charge. It works great! :)

My name on Skype (http://www.skype.com/helloagain.html), for any who're interested, is ForrestHorn.

I've been using TeamSpeak for years before this Skype fad, and the nerd purist in me wished to reject such fripperies...

...And yet, sending out TS server IPs to people every month sucks so much, I've decided to give it a go. :)

Damn right Skype is cool, my affinity for it ALMOST matches my MSN addiction.

I've been using TeamSpeak for years before this Skype fad, and the nerd purist in me wished to reject such fripperies...

...And yet, sending out TS server IPs to people every month sucks so much, I've decided to give it a go. :)
LOL! Um ... isn't "nerd purist" an oxymoron? :D

Damn right Skype is cool, my affinity for it ALMOST matches my MSN addiction.
OMG! You can't mean ...

... I've got another addiction on the way??? :D

My speakers are broken. :(

OMG! You can't mean ...

... I've got another addiction on the way??? :D

Yes, I need rehab! *puts my head in my hands and cries*...or maybe I just need a Chimichanga, that always helps. :D

My speakers are broken. :(
Both of them??? ;)

Yes, I need rehab! *puts my head in my hands and cries*...or maybe I just need a Chimichanga, that always helps. :D
Heh! Been awhile since I had one of those, but they are good! :)

Both of them??? ;)
Yep.I really should buy new ones. Do you need anything else to use Skype?

Heh! Been awhile since I had one of those, but they are good! :)

I bribe my ex girlfriend (who happens to be from Mexico City) to come over and make them for me, damn can she cook. *daydreams of chimichangas*

Yep.I really should buy new ones. Do you need anything else to use Skype?
Just the modest-sized download, some workinig speakers, and a microphone. That's all. :)

I bribe my ex girlfriend (who happens to be from Mexico City) to come over and make them for me, damn can she cook. *daydreams of chimichangas*
Mmmmmmmm! [ dreams of ex-girlfriends! ] :D

OMFG I just spoke to Eutrusca. Woot.

And a bunch of West Pacific / ADN people too, earlier. :D

OMFG I just spoke to Eutrusca. Woot.

And a bunch of West Pacific / ADN people too, earlier. :D
Whispers: "" E's got a bloody English accent ... y'all! "" :D

Mmmmmmmm! [ dreams of ex-girlfriends! ] :D

Why not nude ex-girlfriends with chimichanga's tactically arranged on their naked bodies? ;)

Why not nude ex-girlfriends with chimichanga's tactically arranged on their naked bodies? ;)
Dude! I love the way your mind works! :D

Dude! I love the way your mind works! :D

Yes, yes what else is new? We all know I'm the best at everything, sheesh you don't have to let me know ALL the time, show some self control! :p

Yes, yes what else is new? We all know I'm the best at everything, sheesh you don't have to let me know ALL the time, show some self control! :p
[ Throws "used" chimichagas at Kejott! ] :D

Dare I add Eutrusca?

All you really need is a mic and speakers. Or just speakers to listen to the other person.

Then you can listen to a conference call between a bunch of other people. And listen to weird conversations and waste even more time! yay!

[ Throws "used" chimichagas at Kejott! ] :D

"used" in what way? You mean in a "used condom" way or a "used by hot women" way? :p hopefully it's the second!

Dare I add Eutrusca?
I dunno. DARE you? :D

All you really need is a mic and speakers. Or just speakers to listen to the other person.

Then you can listen to a conference call between a bunch of other people. And listen to weird conversations and waste even more time! yay!
LOL! True dat! :D

"used" in what way? You mean in a "used condom" way or a "used by hot women" way? :p hopefully it's the second!
Ya don' kno', DO ya? :D

Ya don' kno', DO ya? :D

:eek: *takes a bath in a lysol and bleach mixture* Noooo!

:eek: *takes a bath in a lysol and bleach mixture* Noooo!
ROFLMAO! Dude! :D

ROFLMAO! Dude! :D

:p You've ruined me! Now I have to start quoting movies like I usually do when I'm ruined.

They Used the bomb!

*drops to knees*

They blew us up!

Damn themmmm, damn them all to helllllllllllllllllllllll!!!!!

*raises arms up towards the sky*

If you guess what that is I'll be impressed :D

And listen to weird conversations and waste even more time! yay!
Yeah, I'm really out there when I get going. And that guy who was screaming at his TV, trying to check out of a hotel, not realising you couldn't do it through the TV. :D

:p You've ruined me! Now I have to start quoting movies like I usually do when I'm ruined.

They Used the bomb!

*drops to knees*

They blew us up!

Damn themmmm, damn them all to helllllllllllllllllllllll!!!!!

*raises arms up towards the sky*

If you guess what that is I'll be impressed :D
Um ... Planet of the Apes? :)

Yeah, I'm really out there when I get going. And that guy who was screaming at his TV, trying to check out of a hotel, not realising you couldn't do it through the TV. :D
Say what?? WTF, over?? :confused:

Say what?? WTF, over?? :confused:
Dude, shoulda been there, I was all like, the same, LOL.

I dunno. DARE you? :D

I guess I did.

To Eutrusca: I enjoyed talking to you. I'm sorry it seemed to cut us off prematurely. I hope we have opportunity to talk more later.

I just had a 20 minute chat with Eutrusca, didnt cut out or anything, maybe your connection is slowish?

I've had it for a very long time. Contact me at: Foxxinnia.

Um ... Planet of the Apes? :)

Damn, finally! People need to watch that movie more.

No way man, TeamSpeak 4evr.. yeah.. no better way to co-ordinate a game of Starcraft or Tribes than TeamSpeak. (Honestly, I think I win more often shutting up, but it gives you something to do. :) )

No way man, TeamSpeak 4evr.. yeah.. no better way to co-ordinate a game of Starcraft or Tribes than TeamSpeak. (Honestly, I think I win more often shutting up, but it gives you something to do. :) )
Skype and TeamSpeak are two completely different things. Skype is for simple conversation and TeamSpeak is VoIP for games without it.

Skype and TeamSpeak are two completely different things. Skype is for simple conversation and TeamSpeak is VoIP for games without it.
TS is in many ways superior...

- Repeat use of same server
- Unnoticably low usage of system resources
- Ability to alter compression codec
- Push to talk
- No upper limit on number of people in a channel, except that imposed by the server
- Ability to group and switch groups on server

However, you cannot dial a real phone number, and the austere interface is 'user-friendly' in an online gamer sense, not a 'rest of the family' sense. IP-based login and server registration methods, for example. Plus many of the features, such as the Channel Commander commands, are only needed for hierachical military organisation.

Skype would be much improved if they fixed the system resource and memory leak issues, and added push-to-talk and a choice of compression codecs. Basically, meet TS half-way and get rid of some of the fat. A change that would be really awesome, is the ability to set up and register a semi-permanent 'space' on the Skype network, so if they so chose, members could always go to the same place. At the moment it is so decentralised, there is no way I can see of building a proper community on it.

Anyway, just my thoughts. :)

I'm trying to log in through a VPN on a collage network. Anyone know how this can be achieved?

Skype and TeamSpeak are two completely different things. Skype is for simple conversation and TeamSpeak is VoIP for games without it.

I dunno.. I've had plenty of simple conversations on TeamSpeak, considering that 90% of the time I spend on it is spent *waiting* for people to show up for games, rather than playing them. You can also record conversations and put passwords on servers.. I haven't tried Skype yet though, so I'll give it the benefit of the doubt. I just ain't switchin'. :)

Someone convinced me to download Skype to my computer and I've never used it. I've never even logged on or anything. :D

To Eutrusca: I enjoyed talking to you. I'm sorry it seemed to cut us off prematurely. I hope we have opportunity to talk more later.
Count on it, Dude! I greatly enjoyed talking with you too, Fass. Despite your persona on General, you're a pretty kewl guy ( just like I once said in a post )! Heh!

Sorry about us being cut off. I lost Internet connection for some reason for about two hours. [ puzzled look ]

Someone convinced me to download Skype to my computer and I've never used it. I've never even logged on or anything. :D
Dude! Use it! :p

Dude! Use it! :p
I'm not all too sure where it is anymore tho. ;)

I'm not all too sure where it is anymore tho. ;)
LOL! Try downloading it again and it will ask you if you want to overwrite the old version. Click yes. :p

I used TS for quite a bit when I was in a CoD clan. I'm not too good when it comes to speaking though... I tend to say.... nothing.

Don't have Skype, either, though. And I don't wanna plug in the mic.


Er.... someone remind me why I made this post.

I used TS for quite a bit when I was in a CoD clan. I'm not too good when it comes to speaking though... I tend to say.... nothing.

Don't have Skype, either, though. And I don't wanna plug in the mic.

Er.... someone remind me why I made this post.
'Cause you're bored outta yer skull? :D

I've got Skype on my computer. Though I'm not on my computer at the moment :(

Skype's awesome. It has much better quality than TeamSpeak but I find games run slower with Skype in the background than TS so I still use TS for gaming.

skype=msn messenger-the email

Actually, I find TS to have far better sound quality than Skype. You need to rent a TS server, not use a free one, and adjust codec for number of people in channel. Works fine that way for me.

And yeah, system-resource-wise, Skype is uber-bloatware.

Actually, I find TS to have far better sound quality than Skype. You need to rent a TS server, not use a free one, and adjust codec for number of people in channel. Works fine that way for me.

Yeah... that would probably help. I've used my clan's TS server and it seemed worse than Skype. Do you have a fairly outdated computer? My friend and I talk on Skype a lot and the sound quality is very good, much better than a telephone. Perhaps sound quality is more dependent on the server for TS and more dependent on the computers involved for Skype?

Yeah... that would probably help. I've used my clan's TS server and it seemed worse than Skype. Do you have a fairly outdated computer? My friend and I talk on Skype a lot and the sound quality is very good, much better than a telephone. Perhaps sound quality is more dependent on the server for TS and more dependent on the computers involved for Skype?
My computer is a 1.5GHz P4 512MB RAM, running WinXP SP2, with a 2 meg ADSL connection. It handles the online game EVE perfectly fine, with TS running and WinAmp broadcasting internet radio at the same time.

Skype though, gave me such a memory leak, I ended up seeing every process lagged so much, I had to shut down.

BTW, my skype nickname is ulairix