[Malvern] Re: [Gloucs] Skype or similar animals.

[Geoff Bagley]

My sincere thanks to Ciaran, Andy, Ian, Zeth, Alan, and Simon for all 
the splendid info on Skype.
It looks like Ubuntu being the best bet -  they are closest to Debian, 
but don't shy away from anything "proprietary" !

Please can I ask one more question ?
What telephone instrument is preferred,  and is the instrument itself 
interchangeable between the brands ?
Would an ordinary microphone and headset be OK  (in which case I would 
need to "dial" using the keyboard) ?

It would be nice to see a FreeSkype  or Openskype  available.

Do these Skype service providers  require registration or payment,  or 
for that matter do the "free"  alternatives ?

I don't intend to rush this -  at least we can now email the family !

See some of you soon.

Geoff.