Skype and adware?

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Chakolate

Hello, y'all,


I have a quick question about Skype - is it as free as it seems? It's from
the great folk that brought us the adware-laden Kazaa, and I'm wondering
whether it's trustworthy.

TIA,


Chakolate
 
Chakolate said:
I have a quick question about Skype - is it as free as it seems?
It's from the great folk that brought us the adware-laden Kazaa, and
I'm wondering whether it's trustworthy.
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From the site FAQ:

Privacy Questions
Does Skype contain any advertising or spyware?
No.
 
Hello, y'all,


I have a quick question about Skype - is it as free as it seems?
It's from the great folk that brought us the adware-laden Kazaa,
and I'm wondering whether it's trustworthy.
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hey chak!

it is 100% trustworthy, i have been using it for more than 8 months
or so. i even tried the paid stuff (pc to phone, to holland). and it
works great.
i have been spending my time playing helpdesk for a dutch friend, a
lot easier to do with skype, and free.

trust me, install it. you won't regret it. (running 3 spyware progs
here btw ;o)

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or religion but rather by its superiority in applying organized
violence. Westerners often forget this fact, non-Westerners never
do."
-Samuel P. Huntington
 
hey chak!

it is 100% trustworthy, i have been using it for more than 8 months
or so. i even tried the paid stuff (pc to phone, to holland). and it
works great.
i have been spending my time playing helpdesk for a dutch friend, a
lot easier to do with skype, and free.

trust me, install it. you won't regret it. (running 3 spyware progs
here btw ;o)
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Though I am a relatively new comes to Skype, I have used VoIP
solutions in the past, and this by far is the lowest lag time I have
ever heard.

Of course, that may also have to do with my Highspeed Cable
connection, but....

I run no less than 12 programs to keep intruders out of my system (in
addition to my Cable modem router) and I can tell you this - nothing
caused any sort of alarm when I installed Skype (except TeaTimer and
Startup Monitor, when I added Skype to the Windows
run-at-startup-list.
 
Though I am a relatively new comes to Skype, I have used VoIP
solutions in the past, and this by far is the lowest lag time I have
ever heard.
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there's another good one, it's called dragonfly. it takes a bit less
system ressources. tested it between canada and the netherlands, works
great as well, and it is free. you just have to subscribe on their
site.
Of course, that may also have to do with my Highspeed Cable
connection, but....

I run no less than 12 programs to keep intruders out of my system (in
addition to my Cable modem router) and I can tell you this - nothing
caused any sort of alarm when I installed Skype (except TeaTimer and
Startup Monitor, when I added Skype to the Windows
run-at-startup-list.
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i do not run it at start-up, but as i said, nothing bad came up
whatsoever. it works great. i recently bought a 10 euro account, called
europe a few times and also my son who spends his holiday in tunisia
(on his cellphone). the land lines are extremely good and it is very
cheap.
 
tonnie said:
there's another good one, it's called dragonfly. it takes a bit less
system ressources. tested it between canada and the netherlands, works
great as well, and it is free. you just have to subscribe on their
site.
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Got a link for Dragonfly dude?
 
Though I am a relatively new comes to Skype, I have used VoIP
solutions in the past, and this by far is the lowest lag time I have
ever heard.

Of course, that may also have to do with my Highspeed Cable
connection, but....

I run no less than 12 programs to keep intruders out of my system (in
addition to my Cable modem router) and I can tell you this - nothing
caused any sort of alarm when I installed Skype (except TeaTimer and
Startup Monitor, when I added Skype to the Windows
run-at-startup-list.
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Thanks to both of you, John and tonnie. <hopping and waving> Hi, tonnie!

Chakolate

Chakolate
 
i do not run it at start-up, but as i said, nothing bad came up
whatsoever. it works great. i recently bought a 10 euro account, called
europe a few times and also my son who spends his holiday in tunisia
(on his cellphone). the land lines are extremely good and it is very
cheap.
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Did you/will you invest in a headset? Or do you just use a mic and your
computer speakers?

Chakolate
 
Did you/will you invest in a headset? Or do you just use a mic
and your computer speakers?
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i bought a headset with mic (around 35 canadian dollars) which works
great, my dutch friend just uses his computer speakers (much better
quality than mine) and a very good mic. he is musician so he needs good
stuff.
 
tonnie said:
you're welcome! hope it works as good for you as it does for me..

and eh... i'm not a dude ;o))) <stop laughing chak! ;o)>
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Pardon me hahaha
 
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