[SEL] O.T. Chatting via Skype

[bill at antique-engines.com]

I just rebuilt a computer that will handle it, however, what about dial-up
- will it work with that? ( can connect at about 45K on a good day.
It's the ONLY option we country folks have around here.
There is no cable service, no DSL of any sort and people around here with
satellite Internet say it isn't any better than dial-up in these parts.
Will it work with that?

If so, I wonder about running it from a notebook with a wireless
connection to my dial-up network, then I could talk from any room.......
without cords at all (other than carrying around the notebook).

(not that anyone would care to listen to me....)

Bill

> Patrick, what is your Skype calling I.D., I will add you to my call list.
> I
> get on it occasionally myself and talk to Curt and Dave Croft, it is a
> great
> FREE way of talking to people around the World. Maybe more of our engine
> friends will get on it.
>
> Paul
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Patrick M Livingstone" <pml1 at bigpond.net.au>
> To: "Stationary Engine ATIS List" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>;
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> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 5:09 AM
> Subject: [SEL] O.T. Chatting via Skype
>
>
>> After a bit of gentle nudging (OK a phone call from the USA asking why I
>> have not got my act together) I have finally bought headset for my
>> computer
>> and installed Skype.
>> After a couple of false starts I had a nice chat with Dave Croft in
>> England
>> and with Curt Andree in the USA. We then had a conference call where we
>> were
>> talking about engines (and other stuff) between three continents. There
>> was
>> a slight delay on the conference call but the distances involved are
>> pretty
>> amazing. And how much did all this talking to each other cost (apart
>> from
>> my
>> purchase of a headset)? Nothing!!
>> What a great way to be in contact with your engine mates from around the
>> world, even if they talk with funny accents :)
>>
>> Patrick M Livingstone
>> Leichhardt NSW
>> http://www.oldengine.org/members/pml/Index.html
>> http://www.users.bigpond.com/pml/
>>
>
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