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Skype... or??

ShadowMom	Date: April 5, 2008 @ 9:32 AM Okay, I'm looking for a good VOIP, and I've been checking Skype's site, but I don't even have IM, so I would appreciate any hints, tips, or suggestions as to which program would be best for say... interviewing people on the air? And I'm cheap, I want it to be free.
evansorchid	Date: April 5, 2008 @ 9:38 AM Cheap and free.....sounds like my last girlfriend.
ShadowMom	Date: April 5, 2008 @ 9:42 AM Somehow, that wasn't helpful
Woof	Date: April 5, 2008 @ 9:42 AM I got Yahoo Messenger a couple of months ago, because it appeared to be the only VOIP client that actually works on Vista. It was a little buggy back then (occasionally on startup, my PC would error and reboot), but didn't cause any permanent damage. I never got around to trying it, but hey... they say it works. A friend of mine has had good luck with TeamSpeak 2 RC2 Voice Chat... he says there's about a 3 second delay, but it runs on Vista, too. I'm only mentioning the OS though, because I'm sure you want to reach as many people as possible.
ShadowMom	Date: April 5, 2008 @ 9:45 AM I don't have Vista, but if it reboots on me, it kills the live interview part. But I'll look into that, too. Thanks, Woof!
Distilled1	Date: April 5, 2008 @ 10:51 AM Google talk is better than Skype , but Skype works pal talk stay away from. with G talk you get nice free gmail and G talk (IM that is part of the mail) very nice Yahoo I think sucks and craps out all the time ...but for video it is the best so far.
Distilled1	Date: April 5, 2008 @ 10:52 AM I will invite you to gmail and talk
Distilled1	Date: April 5, 2008 @ 10:59 AM sent one.
Distilled1	Date: April 5, 2008 @ 11:01 AM and if you have yahoo mail *witch I know you do you have Yahoo IM and can add the voice/video chat to it ...try google and you get a nice spam free e-mail too!
leedsquietman	Date: April 6, 2008 @ 4:25 AM Cheap and free - Spike, do you have your last girlfriend's phone number I have the classy and amazing wife but who is solely responsible for the budget deficit (just joking honey...better leave this thread while my gonads are still intact )
NosmoKing	Date: April 6, 2008 @ 4:34 AM The VOIP on Yahoo IM gives you approx 5-6K bw each way and it full duplex. Quality is very good. You certainly dont need anymore bw than that for voice!
Distilled1	Date: April 7, 2008 @ 4:49 AM I found Yahoo skips buffers crackles and more all the time. this with a nightly chat, was ok with the video running at the same time... but just voice was horrid to chat (I was in VOIP chats daily for a year. kept a relationship together for that year with it) found Google talk to blow all of them away for straight conversation and could talk over each other etc. not talk ..wait..Listen...talk... G Talk we could converse like we were on a land line or next to each other. the thing with Skype is ...If someone you want to interview doesn't have yahoo or G talk or skype they can be called from Skype (but theres the cost $ ) and they can also call into skype so it depends how far you want to go with it,. I have all of the free ones from yahoo Google skype to the old pal talk... have used everyone and will still swear by Google talk
pog	Date: April 7, 2008 @ 6:09 AM I would consider using Ventrilo. http://www.ventrilo.com/index.php
Distilled1	Date: April 7, 2008 @ 6:38 AM Thats a nice set up but more than what people will use to do interviews and its not super easy to set up either...is great for gaming though;
Woof	Date: April 7, 2008 @ 10:17 AM Okay... let's see where we're at today. I just checked Skype, and they've FINALLY released a version that is supposed to run on Vista. Considering it's probably the most widely recognized VOIP client, it probably wouldn't hurt to try it. Not only because it's free, but also because its' popularity ensures a huge user base who can help you troubleshoot any problems that you might be having. I do like the feature set on Yahoo! Messenger, and since that one's also widely used and free, it probably wouldn't hurt to get that installed as well. Finally, it looks like a lot of people are still using AIM as well, so same deal there. Lots of accumulated knowledge, and it's also free. So what I'm saying, is that there's no reason on earth NOT to install all three, and see which one(s) suit you best. They all work pretty much the same, so once you've got one of 'em figured out, it'll be easy enough to configure the other two. That way, you'll be in a position to connect with just about anybody. As far as I know, having all three programs installed on a single machine doesn't cause conflicts of any kind. It's easy enough to use Google to search for answers with any issues you might be having as well. For example, you can use the terms "recording skype conversations", etc., to get info on just about any aspect of their preformance, and find solutions from all of the web. If nothing else, you'll be getting a good crash course in the technology.
Woof	Date: April 7, 2008 @ 10:19 AM *"performance"... grrr.
NosmoKing	Date: April 7, 2008 @ 10:26 AM I hear what you your saying about your experience with yahoo.. I dont know when you used it.. clearly it was awhile ago (More than a year).. just saying that NOW the quality they have is 2nd to none.. and I have been messing with these products for a very longtime! Its free to try!
Distilled1	Date: April 7, 2008 @ 10:26 AM I have all of them running (installed ) no issues accept AIM I refuse to use it anymore and anyone that still does can either DL google talk or yahoo IM with Video and VOIP.
Distilled1	Date: April 7, 2008 @ 10:28 AM I run yahoo still but if I can get people to Google its still better today than yahoo, maybe because there are fewer users on it??? and although I use yahoo IM and mail still (Google is my new main account I love it (also it now takes AIM contacts and you can chat through Google chat with them thats pretty nice no need for that horrid scary AOL stuff.
NosmoKing	Date: April 7, 2008 @ 10:33 AM AOL ???? I think I still have a thousand of thier free cd's
Woof	Date: April 7, 2008 @ 10:35 AM Just make sure to set them up so that they all aren't programmed to login and connect at startup! PS. Keep in mind, I was using a beta version of Yahoo! Messenger on Vista, which is what caused the reboot problem (and even then, it happened only during startup of the computer, not startup of the program, and only occasionally).
Distilled1	Date: April 7, 2008 @ 10:50 AM rule #1 DO NOT have "any thing that is not needed" start at start up of windows nada -- nothing more than OS and your virus protection... all the other stuff should be off its plain laziness that causes so many users to have slow computers, you would be amazed at what some people have starting up when windows starts I have seen task bars across the screen~!