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This morning, I noticed that Gizmo has one more advantage over Skype: substantially better performance over slower/less optimal WiFi connections.
Skype is slowly getting the can from me. Sorry kids.

Around the blogs, there are a number of folks talking about Skype making people pay for SkypeOut calls.
Guess what? Everywhere else in the world, you have always had to do this. So I don’t understand what the problem is.
I know that the QoS will improve on SkypeOut once the feeloaders are gone. Free is good, [...]

Ok Skype hounds, this is is. Skype, in a move to get us North Americans (sorry Mexico) to use more Skype, is offering us unlimited calling to Canadian and American numbers (landlines and mobile) for all of 2007 for the ridiculously low price of $14.95 (offer valid until January 31, 2007).
Get it! Like you need [...]

I do not want to host my own blog.
Even if I wanted to, Wordpress.com does not make it easy to export content. This, however, is a separate discussion.
Skype and Web 2.0 (I hate the term, but I am using it) are inextricably linked.
Wordpress and Web 2.0 are inextricably linked.
Wordpress.com hates Skype. It’s that simple.
According to [...]

I was wondering if there would be any interest in a Web performance Skypecast / Forum. I am considering hosting one on Monday or Tuesday of next week (December 11 or 12).
Drop me an e-mail, Skype voicemail, or smoke signal if you are interested.
SKYPE: stephen.pierzchala
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Dear Skype:
I love the software. I am using it more for personal and work calls.
But I need to know when I have a voicemail. Now, not 24 hours from now.
I know you know about the problem. But it’s been over a month. I assume the voicemail notification wasn’t a problem before. So you know how [...]

Here in North America, we have a little over a month left in our free Skype-2-North America phone service. (here)
I’m addicted. I will pay whatever they want me to so I can keep calling US phone numbers from one application.
And I can’t figure out why more people in the US and Canada still don’t use [...]

Over the next 12-18 months, my plan is to move to working from home more. Like, 100% of the time, when I’m not travelling. To help accomplish this, and to free myself from the servitude to the Telcos, I have started to migrate almost exclusively to Skype for my work communication.
In this area, I bought [...]

I just had a friendly chat with the American Express Account Security group. My card got flagged for unusual activity (”Why are charges from London appearing?”), and they sent me an e-mail.
I fired up Skype, called the US toll-free number and dealt with it in 2 minutes.
Have I mentioned that Skype rocks?
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If you need/want to chat with me, you can now get me on Skype as well: stephen.pierzchala
UPDATE: Just talked to Ian Holsman in Australia. Other than some speakerphone-like reverb, it was like he was down the street. Ok, I know, I’m late to the party again; but Skype ROCKS!
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