Revolution

There is a revolution going on in the way people communicate. The folks at Skype think people should be able to communicate for free (or at least real cheap) anytime and anywhere in the world, and lots of other folks (like Motorola for instance) are jumping on the bandwagon to help things get rolling. I've mentioned Skype before and at the time I thought Skype was going to be big. But now I think in a few years it is going to become a standard way people communicate.

Imagine having a regular cordless phone hooked to your computer. Since it's cordless you can have handsets anywhere in the house. If you know someone who lives in Australia you can call them from your phone for free if they have Skype. Say that person doesn't have Skype... call them from the same phone for around 2 cents a minute using SkypeOut. Basically call almost anywhere in the world for 2 cents a minute, but if the other person has Skype call them for free. So you still want your local phone service of course so you can have a phone number... all you need to pay for is the local service. Your not going to need a long distance carrier anymore. There's just one catch... you've gotta get broadband. Everyone should get broadband anyway... it makes life so much easier when trying to surf. Go broadband and you'll never go back.

Of course if you've got a cell phone that is compatible with Skype all you need is an internet connection through your cell phone to call anywhere in the world for free. Sounds good to me.

Not that long ago my friend Jeremiah was walking across the KSU campus where he works and he had is PocketPC with him. I called him with Skype (for free) and there he was with no wires in site talking for free. Do keep in mind that I am 5,000 miles away... the quality of the sound is better than a normal phone. If you don't believe me try it out for yourself.

- footprints of Chad, 1:19 PM

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