Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP)

[Chia (God_HunD)]

We have a Chatbox in the bottom of the homepage, and its used a lot, but sometimes its just not enough.

It has ben discussed wheter or not we should begin to use skype (or even have a rule for skype)

First of all: what is skype?

Skype is a so called VOIP program. It allows peers (users) to talk to eachother via the computers, either by chatting (writing messenges) or "VOIPing" (Using a microphone in your computer to talk with eachother)

Skype can be found and downloaded here:
www.skype.com

Its free to get, and free to use.

Why skype?

A lot of other programs can be used instead of skype.
Some of the most know are Teamspeak and Ventrilo.

Teamspeak (TS) and Ventrilo (vent) are used in gaming, as it allows for easy voip, but the servers cost money to have, thus well have to pay to use these services. vent don't even have chatrooms, and allow ONLY voip, meaning everyone should have a microphone to be able to use it.

skype allows for conferences as well (multiple peers in same VOIP) or just multichat (multiple peers in a private chatroom)

so in my opinion you should get skype; it works fine, and its so easy... I like skype more than TeamSpeak and Ventrilo, even for conferences...

Should it be a rule you MUST have skype

definetly NOT; I think it is senceless to not allow people not to have skype; its up to them wheter or not they want to talk to those who do know how skype works (and dont experience big problems with it)

John is having problems with skype, and I think its fair enough that she dont use it if it wont work.

If you try skype, add me
Username: God_HunD
Real name: Søren
Location: Denmark
and/or the other admin Wrayayrton
Username: Isaacpreston
Real name: Wray Burgess
Location: USA


PS: if you write your info in this thread ill move it to the top post so we can get a skype list
PPS: I know MSN also have voip, and im open for the use of it. My info there is my mail: [e-mail]
PPPS: an msn list is also possible, write your mail in this thread and ill make the list.

[Isaac Preston (wrayayrton)]

add me too

username: Isaacpreston
real name: Wray Burgess
location: USA

although, I DO think that we need to have some type of chat device as a rule, at least, if you want to be involved with the rest of your team. how about, each respective team's leader chooses what must be had by their team. NCO will have to be community vote due to forns absence.

If you are on multiple teams, you will have to get each one of the different chat devices of your team. sound good? I thought that one up just now.

EDIT- btw, GH I tried getting my friend to let us use his Vent channel, but when I asked again, he said no. now that he plays KSF and USF, he's scrimming too much with his clan to let us use it whenever.

[Sheena (Veeks)]

Seems stupid to make skype a rule. If you can contact whoever you want to contact, then it should be fine. We don't NEED to download something to stay in contact with each other when we can already do that anyway...

[Isaac Preston (wrayayrton)]

it should be the choice of the leader of the group. that's me for my NNs, but I'm not MAKING anyone get skype until this is all sorted out.

[Sheena (Veeks)]

But isn't John the SA here? Shouldn't it be HER choice?

[Isaac Preston (wrayayrton)]

she's not the In Game leader of the factions (iunno why not) but yeah.

And If she chooses MSN, or yahoo, I may very well leave as I despise any type of microsoft technology, yet am forced to use it on a day to day basis.

[Isaac Preston (wrayayrton)]

ok... howbout someone set up an IRC on Xchat, and we all use it? and if you don't want to get Xchat, do it through mibbit?

[Agt. Cross (SparK)]

IRC is a good idea
then we would use the forum chat as yellow notes (just like we do now)

[Isaac Preston (wrayayrton)]

I still like skype better.

[Chia (God_HunD)]

i dont think itll help using IRC instead of Skype. basicly its the same, just without possibillity to voip, and you still need a client, wich means john will struggle... but ill join the IRC if you make one

[Isaac Preston (wrayayrton)]

then no then, if and when this is settled, if it's skype, then john has skype already and will have to suffer, and if it's Xchat IRC than john can use mibbit.com

[Garret Hattori (obliviondoll)]

I don't own my own PC (working off my flatmate's laptop) and it had issues with Skype when she tried installing it a while ago - has refused to let me try since. It has problems with a lot of software, it's basically just a bad computer. Whatever's decided for NN, I'll probably have a mission getting it installed. Unless it's Yahoo. If it's MSN, I'll quit too.

[Chia (God_HunD)]

if its msn: use yahoo. they communicate right?

[Agt. Cross (SparK)]

google talk anyone?

pherhaps good old xfire

[Isaac Preston (wrayayrton)]

I'm down with Xfire. although skype is a little more user friendly.