Comments on: Running your business on Skype http://www.trevorginn.com/running-your-business-on-skype/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:59:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Sun Kim http://www.trevorginn.com/running-your-business-on-skype/#comment-25153 Sun Kim Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:20:55 +0000 http://www.trevorginn.com/running-your-business-on-skype/#comment-25153 GrandCentral is better. I tried SkypeIn and SkypeOut for $20 USD worth. Not happy with service. Trying to have a conversation is unreliable if you're several thousand miles away (West Coast to East Coast or Int'l). 500 miles (Northern California to Southern California) was reliable enough. If any service wants to compete, you have to provide the reliability and immediacy of Ma Bell. GrandCentral is not perfect, but it comes a lot closer than Skype. GrandCentral is better. I tried SkypeIn and SkypeOut for $20 USD worth. Not happy with service. Trying to have a conversation is unreliable if you’re several thousand miles away (West Coast to East Coast or Int’l). 500 miles (Northern California to Southern California) was reliable enough. If any service wants to compete, you have to provide the reliability and immediacy of Ma Bell. GrandCentral is not perfect, but it comes a lot closer than Skype.

]]> By: Will http://www.trevorginn.com/running-your-business-on-skype/#comment-24684 Will Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:47:47 +0000 http://www.trevorginn.com/running-your-business-on-skype/#comment-24684 For internal comms, it's incredibly useful, I agree! For internal comms, it’s incredibly useful, I agree!

]]> By: Steve http://www.trevorginn.com/running-your-business-on-skype/#comment-24681 Steve Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:38:45 +0000 http://www.trevorginn.com/running-your-business-on-skype/#comment-24681 Trevor Here's a regret for you, try a free service that gives you a locall 0844 number that diverts call to your chosen landline number and you can set opening and closing times. 2nd regret? you can monitor where the call comes from too plus loads of other options. I have used it for a couple of years without complaint. Where? www.switchboardfree.co.uk Steve Trevor

Here’s a regret for you, try a free service that gives you a locall 0844 number that diverts call to your chosen landline number and you can set opening and closing times. 2nd regret? you can monitor where the call comes from too plus loads of other options. I have used it for a couple of years without complaint.

Where? http://www.switchboardfree.co.uk

Steve

]]> By: Chris C http://www.trevorginn.com/running-your-business-on-skype/#comment-24524 Chris C Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:07:49 +0000 http://www.trevorginn.com/running-your-business-on-skype/#comment-24524 We changed to Skype 6 months ago at our company (about 10 employees) and it works like a charm. The quality is sometimes an issue but completely acceptable. We have also found that the IM and file transfer capabilities extremely useful internally. We changed to Skype 6 months ago at our company (about 10 employees) and it works like a charm. The quality is sometimes an issue but completely acceptable. We have also found that the IM and file transfer capabilities extremely useful internally.

]]> By: Will http://www.trevorginn.com/running-your-business-on-skype/#comment-24264 Will Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:14:14 +0000 http://www.trevorginn.com/running-your-business-on-skype/#comment-24264 We tried this at the start. It's fine if you're just one guy. A biz dev colleague is in Turkey and uses Skype daily. But, I tried talking to him today and the call was interrupted multiple times due to bad line. On the other hand, Zach, our lead developer, is based in NYC and we simply could not have built the business without the comms afforded by Skype. I get the feeling that skype to skype is much better. Two other points - 1. you can pay a skype out rate to forward any calls to you mobile rather than go to voicemail. 2. it's tricky with a cs team as skype doesn't allow one id to be shared across multiple users (so, if you call our CS team on skype id arenaflowers, everyone's skype rings). Still, that's not (I don't think) going to be a problem for you...at least not yet! :) My bet - you'll end up using a mix of both, as neither blowing too much money nor being solely skype is ultimately satisfactory. Let me know how you get on! We tried this at the start. It’s fine if you’re just one guy. A biz dev colleague is in Turkey and uses Skype daily. But, I tried talking to him today and the call was interrupted multiple times due to bad line. On the other hand, Zach, our lead developer, is based in NYC and we simply could not have built the business without the comms afforded by Skype.

I get the feeling that skype to skype is much better.
Two other points -

1. you can pay a skype out rate to forward any calls to you mobile rather than go to voicemail.
2. it’s tricky with a cs team as skype doesn’t allow one id to be shared across multiple users (so, if you call our CS team on skype id arenaflowers, everyone’s skype rings). Still, that’s not (I don’t think) going to be a problem for you…at least not yet!
:)

My bet - you’ll end up using a mix of both, as neither blowing too much money nor being solely skype is ultimately satisfactory. Let me know how you get on!

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