New Skype interface on mac.
Launched only today, Skype 2.6.0.72 Beta.
Alongside better call quality there is some nice aditions to the interface.
Is one I noticed when someone called me, the third and alternate Chat button keeps the call ringing but also opens a chat window. It' insteresting new hooks into Growl with some new notifications like "x is typing a message" I can see me turning that off very quickly as it's annoying.
The other main feature is call transfer on the mac.
When I tried this it didn't actually work, but that could feasibly be because the other party wasn't answering.
I recently bought a skype in number, well actually a political contact who is abusing me for free design advice is going to be paying for it. I get free caller ID and an answering services. I got to choose what city I wanted the number to be in. For the UK there was an option of about 10 cities.
The call hits skype pretty quickly maybe a one ring lag. Call quality is more than acceptable, with only the occasional "Pardon can you say that again" required, and that is no more than you get on a normal mobile.
The idea is pretty good and cheap, it could be useful for short term contacts for event organisation, much like some people use freely available Pay as You Go cell sim cards.
Alongside better call quality there is some nice aditions to the interface.
Is one I noticed when someone called me, the third and alternate Chat button keeps the call ringing but also opens a chat window. It' insteresting new hooks into Growl with some new notifications like "x is typing a message" I can see me turning that off very quickly as it's annoying.
The other main feature is call transfer on the mac.
When I tried this it didn't actually work, but that could feasibly be because the other party wasn't answering.
I recently bought a skype in number, well actually a political contact who is abusing me for free design advice is going to be paying for it. I get free caller ID and an answering services. I got to choose what city I wanted the number to be in. For the UK there was an option of about 10 cities.
The call hits skype pretty quickly maybe a one ring lag. Call quality is more than acceptable, with only the occasional "Pardon can you say that again" required, and that is no more than you get on a normal mobile.
The idea is pretty good and cheap, it could be useful for short term contacts for event organisation, much like some people use freely available Pay as You Go cell sim cards.
posted by M at 10:00 PM
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