Free IM, Voip from Google: google talk.

[T3C]

stamm83 at gmail dot com

 

[Slikkster]

Every voice chat that's been around for years is "voip" in the sense of voice over IP transmission. I don't see what makes this any different than any other IM's voice feature, if it's only peer to peer.

www.voipbuster.com is the only place I know of right now for FREE voip (as in calling someone's actual phone).

 

[thedealmaker]

Ok, it's annoying. All these companies are not competing, they are competing to copy from each other.

 

[just4geeks]

Originally posted by: Slikkster
Every voice chat that's been around for years is "voip" in the sense of voice over IP transmission. I don't see what makes this any different than any other IM's voice feature, if it's only peer to peer.

www.voipbuster.com is the only place I know of right now for FREE voip (as in calling someone's actual phone).

 

[Zorro]

Google is like China they will rule the world soon.

 

[Cheapest]

I am still using dial up from NETHERE.net. Do you think it will work?

 

[ronin2kr6]

Originally posted by: ironk
How do you add buddies in gaim? I did 'Add buddy', but i think i am doing it wrong. The buddy comes up as 'not authorized'.

The google client has some easter eggs:

http://www.hagrin.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=341#341

And here is take on what google *might* end up doing:

http://www.lightover.com/epic/

The epic vid is great, I used it for a business class last semester, you guys should really check it out. It's part fiction and part truth, but a very possible scenario.

 

[policy11]

Originally posted by: Zorro
Google is like China they will rule the world soon.

I was think more like skynet...

 

[TuxDave]

Can you do group talks with this VOIP? Something similiar to what TeamSpeak can do?

 

[Aenygma]

As I said in the other thread on this... I have been using Skype for a good while. Any idea if this uses less resources than Skype? I have been very happy with Skype, and really just a smaller footprint while keeping all the same services would be only thing to move me from it at this point in time.

As for Google buying Skype... 3Bil sounds like an awful lot.

 

[linuxthinker]

AOL did this in AIM... Yahoo! did this in Yahoo Messenger... Microsoft did this in MSN *and* NetMeeting... how is this revolutionary?

 

[CherryBOMB]

Originally posted by: Cheapest
I am still using dial up from NETHERE.net. Do you think it will work?

I'm still useing windows 95

 

[Miramonti]

I'm not up for google reading all my email, so I'm definitely not up on them getting into my conversations.

 

[Kremerica]

Originally posted by: jjsole
I'm not up for google reading all my email, so I'm definitely not up on them getting into my conversations.

I read all your email, so why shouldn't google?
(I like that shirt that says "I read your email")

Originally posted by: ronin2kr6

And here is take on what google *might* end up doing:

http://www.lightover.com/epic/
The epic vid is great, I used it for a business class last semester, you guys should really check it out. It's part fiction and part truth, but a very possible scenario.

Sweet Video, man I wish I were creative!
(any way to save that video other than video stream rippers?)

 

[Pabster]

Originally posted by: crisscross
Skype is asking for $3 Billion so doubt Google will buy it.

Google just sold off a bunch of shares and pocketed a few billion. I think they can afford it.

 

[Kremerica]

yeah I read in wall street journal that they were being funny with the amount of shares they sold and the financial amount they planned to generate. they used the remainder of "pie" 2.~ and some other mathematical symbol I think n

but they raised alot of money

 

[bob4432]

do any of these voip programs run much better than teamspeak? even on a 100Mb/s lan, i get about a 2 sec delay with teamspeak. are any of these just like a phone? if so which ones allow for groups so i could use them instead of teamspeak and get rid of the annoying lag?

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: bob4432
do any of these voip programs run much better than teamspeak? even on a 100Mb/s lan, i get about a 2 sec delay with teamspeak. are any of these just like a phone? if so which ones allow for groups so i could use them instead of teamspeak and get rid of the annoying lag?

Skype > Google Talk > Ventrilo > TeamSpeak

 

[TuxDave]

Originally posted by: bob4432
do any of these voip programs run much better than teamspeak? even on a 100Mb/s lan, i get about a 2 sec delay with teamspeak. are any of these just like a phone? if so which ones allow for groups so i could use them instead of teamspeak and get rid of the annoying lag?

2 seconds... wow, I actually get about a 0.5 to 1 second delay. Running the same experiment with my sister across the country, we get the same delay over out cell phone.

 

[Macro2]

RE:"Skype is asking for $3 Billion so doubt Google will buy it. "

I think Googles going on their own or was that Yahoo...


I use voipbuster to call phones. Works great with a headset.

http:\\www.voipbuster.com

 

[Macro2]

I give up...how do I sign up for Gmail?

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Macro2
I give up...how do I sign up for Gmail?

You need a gmail invitation, post your email address and we'll send you an invitation.

 

[Macro2]

<---------- bestoffers@hotmail.com

thank you...

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: bob4432
do any of these voip programs run much better than teamspeak? even on a 100Mb/s lan, i get about a 2 sec delay with teamspeak. are any of these just like a phone? if so which ones allow for groups so i could use them instead of teamspeak and get rid of the annoying lag?

Skype > Google Talk > Ventrilo > TeamSpeak

i had about the same situation with ventrillo.

does skype allow for 5-8people on a single "chat line"?

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: TuxDave

Originally posted by: bob4432
do any of these voip programs run much better than teamspeak? even on a 100Mb/s lan, i get about a 2 sec delay with teamspeak. are any of these just like a phone? if so which ones allow for groups so i could use them instead of teamspeak and get rid of the annoying lag?

2 seconds... wow, I actually get about a 0.5 to 1 second delay. Running the same experiment with my sister across the country, we get the same delay over out cell phone.

what codec are you using? also, what are your pings showing up as?