ICQ Phone..Anybody else using it?

[rah]

Yes, last night was a good test to see if multiple calls would cause problems during the game. Not one drop out during the whole game. That is a rare event without using ICQ phone.

And yes, those FREE 6 hour phone calls to Canada are great.

Rich

[rah]

All right, another one just joined the club. Bird.
All we need now is getting Berz up and running.

Too bad we can't get it to work like a party line.

Rich
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[finbar]

So it only works one-on-one? You can't do a conference call?

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[rah]

no, if you try to call someone else, it disconnects your current call.
but it may be worth reading up on it. That would really make a MP game even better.

Rich

[Hydey]

I wonder how long this will remain free, the calls yesterday would have costs $100's just for those playing.

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[Baron O]

i was talking to rah about last nite game. 5 people in game, 4 were on icq phone and we had no drops or disruptions in game. icq phone was stable. so was the game for a change. maybe a fluke but i have a good feeling about this. no bandwidth problems were experienced
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[finbar]

I can't see how it could ever be charged, Hydey. Unless a phone company takes over ownership of the ICQ system.

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[CapTVK]

Hmmm, I have a spare microphone here...hiss...crackle...pop....I should really try this out some time. Too bad you can't do a conference call with this system. It would be perfect.

[War4ever]

yes the icq phone would be great for allies in a 2x2 arena match

[Baron O]

we got some people working, last weekend. i am trying to get together a game friday night. talking to someone during the game definately make it more enjoyable.

[Ming]

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH....

My wife added some extra memory to my machine yesterday. When I went to use ICQ phone for a duel with War4ever, it's back to the way it was. I can't hear. I did try to go through the setup wizard, but had no luck.

dabarono, if you are free one evening this week, if you could give me a hand again...

[Baron O]

ming

get a hold of me and we can work on it, you do need to be up and running on icq phone. just to hear war4ever tell you how good he is, and he is too

dabarono

[finbar]

Originally posted by dabarono
just to hear war4ever tell you how good he is, and he is too

Jeez, just what the world needs. Another means for war4ever to boast.

[Baron O]

ming
where u at. be back in an hour see u then
dabarono

[Baron O]

finbar

you have a mic and speakers, if you need help setting up icq phone we are playing at about 11:00 to noon sat morning melbourne time, you can join us if you like

dabarono

[Hydey]

Finbar has a mac and said he doesn't have ICQ phone available.
Perhaps he was just lying to me

[Alexander's Horse]

I'm not talking to Hydey on the telephone, just forget it

[finbar]

Originally posted by Hydey
Finbar has a mac and said he doesn't have ICQ phone available.
Perhaps he was just lying to me

Ya, the Mac version of ICQ doesn't have the phone option. Mac ICQ is actually a couple of old jam tins and a piece of string. I've got the microphone and speakers, just not the essential bit.

[Ming]

Originally posted by dabarono
ming
where u at. be back in an hour see u then
dabarono

Sorry about last night... I was on early, but then had stuff to do around the house. When I checked later, I saw you had tried to contact me...

Maybe you and Rah can figure it out tonight when you get home.

[SuperSneak]

Maybe some industrious soul could post a simple step by step process for doing this, i.e.:

goto ICQ services
select "phone"
blah
blah
blah...


I would like to try this out and have a port mic/headset as well as UBB or whatever its called ports...

I may be playing the Aussies...I can't wait to hear Fin's Frasieresque nasal twang...oh, he doesnt' use a PC...never mind.
How about Hydey's southern drawl?

I think you will all be quite impressed with my rich baritone.
We Pacific Northwesterners are reknowned for out lack of accent and perfect diction. We sound like newscasters.
Just you wait...I might even sing you a ballad.

[Rasputin]

last time i tried the damn thing it had bad delays

[Baron O]

raspuin & supersneak

it sometimes has delays because it is bandwidth sensitive i have been told. dailup ip's in US are restricted up to 53k. no more. that may explain any lag. the wider the bandwidth the better.
thou dailup connections do work they are not stable. supersneak as to instuctions on how to set it up. hydey can walk u through it. or send me a message about what time you are available. remember where i am at i am 16 hrs behind melbourne. i.e. at noon saturday in melboure it is friday night at 8 in california where i am at.

oh finbar most mac users i know are junking those things because software is expensive and not very pleniful. even thou there proccessors are extremely fast, unless you are doing graphics they make better paperweights than personal computers and steve jobs makes a better snake oil salesman than bill gates though that is not saying much for either one of them
dabarono

[War4ever]

Originally posted by finbar


Jeez, just what the world needs. Another means for war4ever to boast.

uh are you sure you dont have me confused with another vancouverite.... say MARKUSF or perhaps another North American in ...EYES OF NIGHT

[rah]

ok, I'll give it a try.

open icq,

select any user and left click

select icqphone option

select launch icqphone client

The mock phone will come up.

select menu

select setup wizard

follow all test instruction.

If you can hear the test, and hear back on the mic test, it should work.

The most important thing is to make sure your mic is plugged in to the right place and your volume settings are high enough.

Once this works, just point at a user that has the headset icon next to their name (left click) and initiate a pc to pc call.

Have fun.

And if you still have problems, chat with Barono or myself and we will try to help you out.



RAH

[Hydey]

It was strange Yesterday, playing in one game and talking to Barono who was in another game. it was like playing 2 games at once .