06/08/2005
The Asahi Shimbun
A plan is in the works to enable users of the popular Skype Internet phone software to receive calls from conventional phones on their personal computers.
Fusion Communications Corp. said Monday it has tied up with Luxembourg-based Skype Technologies SA to jointly develop a device that will allow Skype software users to receive regular phone calls through Fusion's Internet protocol phone network.
A growing number of people are downloading the Skype software that allows them to talk online free of charge on a personal computer equipped with a microphone and headset. The software is free.
A key drawback is that calls cannot be placed from fixed-line and mobile phones to computers. For a fee, calls can already be placed from computers to conventional phones.
Fusion, an affiliate of Tokyo Electric Power Co., plans to start a service based on the device for corporate customers by autumn. It is also considering expanding the service to individual customers.
Fees have yet to be determined.
With the new service, subscribers to Fusion's Internet phone service will be able to receive calls from conventional phones on their personal computers as long as they are connected to the Internet.(IHT/Asahi: June 8,2005)
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/...0506080112.html
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[quote=sonny]06/08/2005
The Asahi Shimbun
A plan is in the works to enable users of the popular Skype Internet phone software to receive calls from conventional phones on their personal computers.
Fusion Communications Corp. said Monday it has tied up with Luxembourg-based Skype Technologies SA to jointly develop a device that will allow Skype software users to receive regular phone calls through Fusion's Internet protocol phone network.
A growing number of people are downloading the Skype software that allows them to talk online free of charge on a personal computer equipped with a microphone and headset. The software is free.
A key drawback is that calls cannot be placed from fixed-line and mobile phones to computers. For a fee, calls can already be placed from computers to conventional phones.
Fusion, an affiliate of Tokyo Electric Power Co., plans to start a service based on the device for corporate customers by autumn. It is also considering expanding the service to individual customers.
Fees have yet to be determined.
With the new service, subscribers to Fusion's Internet phone service will be able to receive calls from conventional phones on their personal computers as long as they are connected to the Internet.(IHT/Asahi: June 8,2005)
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200506080112.html[/quote]
Sorry have I missed something here, I thought we already had this via Skypein [quote]SkypeIn
With SkypeIn, you can get your own, regular phone number. So if your friends who aren’t using Skype want to call you by dialing a regular number, you can still receive the call in Skype. No matter where you are.
So, if you have a Chicago-based SkypeIn number, but you’re living somewhere in the suburbs of Paris, your Chicago area friends - or anyone! - can just dial your SkypeIn number, and your Skype on the other side of the world starts ringing... and your friends are only paying whatever their phone company charges them for making a phone call to Chicago.
http://www.skype.com/products/skypein/
[/quote]so why do we need another one apart form the fact that it might be free.
The Asahi Shimbun
A plan is in the works to enable users of the popular Skype Internet phone software to receive calls from conventional phones on their personal computers.
Fusion Communications Corp. said Monday it has tied up with Luxembourg-based Skype Technologies SA to jointly develop a device that will allow Skype software users to receive regular phone calls through Fusion's Internet protocol phone network.
A growing number of people are downloading the Skype software that allows them to talk online free of charge on a personal computer equipped with a microphone and headset. The software is free.
A key drawback is that calls cannot be placed from fixed-line and mobile phones to computers. For a fee, calls can already be placed from computers to conventional phones.
Fusion, an affiliate of Tokyo Electric Power Co., plans to start a service based on the device for corporate customers by autumn. It is also considering expanding the service to individual customers.
Fees have yet to be determined.
With the new service, subscribers to Fusion's Internet phone service will be able to receive calls from conventional phones on their personal computers as long as they are connected to the Internet.(IHT/Asahi: June 8,2005)
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200506080112.html[/quote]
Sorry have I missed something here, I thought we already had this via Skypein [quote]SkypeIn
With SkypeIn, you can get your own, regular phone number. So if your friends who aren’t using Skype want to call you by dialing a regular number, you can still receive the call in Skype. No matter where you are.
So, if you have a Chicago-based SkypeIn number, but you’re living somewhere in the suburbs of Paris, your Chicago area friends - or anyone! - can just dial your SkypeIn number, and your Skype on the other side of the world starts ringing... and your friends are only paying whatever their phone company charges them for making a phone call to Chicago.
http://www.skype.com/products/skypein/
[/quote]so why do we need another one apart form the fact that it might be free.
How should he know, he just posted the link,
If you really want to know maybe you should ask the author of the article.
Keith
If you really want to know maybe you should ask the author of the article.
Keith
The article seems sadly misinformed.
First it says that Calling a Skype User from a fixed line or mobile phone is not possible - thats just not true.
As for being free, they say Fees are yet to be determined - that doesnt sound like it will be free
First it says that Calling a Skype User from a fixed line or mobile phone is not possible - thats just not true.
As for being free, they say Fees are yet to be determined - that doesnt sound like it will be free
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