[Scan-DC] Online Scanner Feeds

[John Wilson]

  Interesting advertising on Skype's webpage..  One sentence touts 
calling anyone via VOIP free.  In the same paragraph it states unlimited 
calling "for less than $3.00 a month".  Paying a monthly fee is not my 
definition of free.  But in another link it states audio and video calls 
are free if the calling and answering parties are registered Skype 
users.  I'm not sure how that works on a non-Skype phone number but 
obviously it does in this situation somehow. 

  Question..Can Vonage users  use Skype or would there be a OS software 
conflict?  Vonage requires the use of a standalone cable modem 
interface.  No mention is made in the post of Skype requiring a 
standalone cable.   I suspect the setup is a bit more involved that  
downloading the software and installing it.

   Please provide more setup and operation details.  Tnx.

Andrew Clegg wrote:

>John,
>
>I don't have scanner audio online for general consumption, but I do have a
>way of allowing me to listen to my home scanner audio wherever I am in the
>world. I do this by feeding the audio of my scanner into my computer, and
>running Skype on the computer in auto-answer mode. That way, I can Skype in
>to my home PC from anywhere in the world (for free) and listen to what's
>going on in Arlington. I am in fact listening to my scanner now, even though
>I am 565 miles away in North Carolina! This setup works great for me.
>
>Regards,
>Andy
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: scan-dc-bounces+w4jecom=w4je.com at mailman.qth.net
>[mailto:scan-dc-bounces+w4jecom=w4je.com at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of
>John Bacon
>Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 10:34 AM
>To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: [Scan-DC] Online Scanner Feeds
>
>
>I am wondering how many people provide an online scanner feed?
>
>John
>
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