I just talked to Alison in OZ for FREE!!

Subject: RE: I just talked to Alison in OZ for FREE!!
From: Jeri
Date: 12 Aug 99 - 09:33 PM

Well, I just installed it. Maybe I'll actually use it some day!

Subject: RE: I just talked to Alison in OZ for FREE!!
From: alison
Date: 12 Aug 99 - 09:16 PM

oK i admit.. the phone bit isn't all that great... it does work sometimes... I've had great talks to Scotland.... the US is more difficult(maybe there's more traffic) Talked to Mick (heard him pretty well) Barbara and kat broke up a lot.

But it works really well for sending voice messages and tunes... that's why I use it.

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: I just talked to Alison in OZ for FREE!!
From: catspaw49
Date: 12 Aug 99 - 08:55 PM

Hey barb-----yours works JUST like mine!!!!

Spaw

Subject: RE: I just talked to Alison in OZ for FREE!!
From: Barbara
Date: 12 Aug 99 - 07:39 PM

*.ell, yes it works, af*kkkt....r a fash.... but there's a bit of KKKkkkk......................ouble with *#e online de ............ays, and you lose a few ...........ylables here and ....kkk.......
Blessings,
Barbara, who feels a bit like Watson on the other end of Mr.Bell's machine.

Subject: RE: I just talked to Alison in OZ for FREE!!
From: Bill D
Date: 12 Aug 99 - 06:47 PM

hmmm...as soon as I get my new computer up, I gotta have this! I have had IPhone..(Internet Telephone) for 2½ years, and it does the same trick..(I have spoken 'live' to folks in OZ a couple of times)...the trouble is, it cost me...hmmm...$40, I think...and I only have a half-duplex sound card, so I have to 'wait' to speak till the other person is done..like the old movies with the hand-held mics.."..can you HEAR me, Charlie?..over.."...it is quite neat, but requires owning the software..I sure will be happy to have this new one..

Subject: RE: I just talked to Alison in OZ for FREE!!
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 12 Aug 99 - 06:33 PM

Err....

I went to try it and I'm getting nowt. Demo doesn't run.

"Cant hear?" tells me to check my volume is turned up (yes).

"Can't see player?" gives me a a "page can't be dispayed" diagnostic.

Is this them or me?

Subject: RE: I just talked to Alison in OZ for FREE!!
From: katlaughing
Date: 12 Aug 99 - 05:56 AM

Barbara, it's easy. Just click on the button at the bottom of the Mediaring telephone, which, when your cursor is over it, says "Voice Messages", second button from the right as you look at it. Then hit the record button which comes up, in the center near the bottom. Then choose to send by email, enter the address, go to the top, choose record (red button), speak and viola! You can even listen to your message before choosing send.

Otherwise, instead of choosing email, you can dial in the phone number you know someone's computer is hooked up to and on-line with, and talk to them, as Alison and I did tonight. There is a way to call someone on their regular phone, too, but I haven't explored that and don't know if any charges apply or not.

katlaughing

Subject: RE: I just talked to Alison in OZ for FREE!!
From: Barbara
Date: 12 Aug 99 - 02:29 AM

And I just added it, and got it hooked up, but I suspect I'll have to go find the tutorial to learn how to make a call.
Blessings, [e-mail]

Subject: RE: I just talked to Alison in OZ for FREE!!
From: alison
Date: 12 Aug 99 - 01:45 AM

I've just put a permanent link to Mediaring on the links page under "misc".

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: I just talked to Alison in OZ for FREE!!
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 12 Aug 99 - 01:41 AM

Thanks Kat and Alison. I'm bravely trudging on to the next century. The one next to the nineteenth actually.

Subject: RE: I just talked to Alison in OZ for FREE!!
From: alison
Date: 12 Aug 99 - 01:37 AM

Hi rick,

It's easy to use... just download it and off you go

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: I just talked to Alison in OZ for FREE!!
From: katlaughing
Date: 12 Aug 99 - 01:31 AM

Buck up, me boyo! There's hope for you, yet, if ya got those pix open!

And, I am sure C'spaw could help with that deflation problem!*BG*

Subject: RE: I just talked to Alison in OZ for FREE!!
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 12 Aug 99 - 01:26 AM

Jeez, tonight was a HUGE night for me as my students Dave and John showed me how to open a whole bunch of things like "bmp" and gif and frmlgph. I was rejoicing. (nice pics Kat) And now everyone's 10 steps ahead of me again!
Rick (deflated)

Subject: RE: I just talked to Alison in OZ for FREE!!
From: katlaughing
Date: 12 Aug 99 - 12:31 AM

It's okay, Alison. It was great to talk to you. Thanks a bunch for showing us this program!

Subject: RE: I just talked to Alison in OZ for FREE!!
From: alison
Date: 12 Aug 99 - 12:12 AM

Yep..... free phone calls...... while you're online. (I assume they're free if you chose the connect PC to PC option... not sure if you connect PC to phone...)

you can sing to each other live... nice talking to you Kat... sorry it was so short.. I'm supposed to be at school sports day......... heading there now

slainte

alison

Subject: I just talked to Alison in OZ for FREE!!
From: katlaughing
Date: 11 Aug 99 - 11:57 PM

Dear Mudcatters!

It is TRUE! We were in the folk chat thingy she set up on ICQ, discussing Mediaring, go here for info on it in another thread, and she dialed my computer up, I put on my microphone and we had a quick chat, free of charge, no long distance or anything! And, I didn't have to hang up my computer connection for her to reach me. It was totally KOOL and AWESOME! A few words were "kicked" and there was a little delay, so I heard my words to her at a slight delay, BUT it was VERY wonderful....a Voice for the name!

You owe it to yourselves to check this out....not only is it good for sending tunes via email, it will be great for telephone visits, esp. on a Phoakies income, eh?

Katlaughing&shakingherheadatthewondersoftechnology!