QUOTE haha c'mon MSN ?? I've used it twice and it was a bluff.. Skype is the best but the bad thing is it's not so used in my area so I don't really use it... A great thing is the voice and video that works 100X better than on any other messenger service that I know... I'll bet MSN is available in your area.... I'm an MSN person myself. You can still do call and video chats in msn.. even if the quality isn't as good. I usually don't use those functions anyway, so MSN does the job for me.

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If you don't use those options then yea your right it doesn't matter and just MSN messanger alone is good anough for you. Because if your not going to use the voice chat features then there's really no point in having Skype.

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Well, Skype is extremely good for calling other people. I get better quality, and connections with Skype. MSN voice screws up my voice and bad quality. MSN is a good chat program, but Skype has good messaging as well. I have never been able to do video because of router settings, but they both are very good programs. They each have different common uses, but they do those very well. I prefer Skype over MSN for voice, and I use Xfire for messaging, but I use MSN as well.

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I don't know what version of Skype or whether all their sales folks are replying positive here, but I installed Skype 3.8 last week with my Logitech webcam. I have fast internet and it still skips about every other word. The video streams also seem to hang up. I'm still looking for a better way...

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Skype voice quality problems
Skype Vs. Msn

Replying to iGuest Did you ever resolve your problem? I just installed Skype and am having the same problems. Every other word cuts out -- whether PC to PC or PC to phone -- on both sides of the call. And a terrible echo. It isn't even usable. Anyone who can point me in the right direction for resolving this?

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If I were to choose by quality overall Skype wins this category, if I were to choose over messaging service between aim, yahoo, and msn I'd choose Msn since skype really isn't the choice of option for alot of users.

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skype awesome subscriptions
Skype Vs. Msn

I just recently started using skype again and seen their new very cheap subscriptions. With the uk one you can cal unlimited landline numbers, you get your own free number and voicemail for about 2 pound a month. I also bought a cheap usb binatone phone and the sound quality is ten times better and just as good as a regular landline quality

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Skype connections echo etc....
Skype Vs. Msn

Replying to iGuest

Just a suggestion but try lowering the MTU (Maximum transmite unit) on your router its probably about 1448 by default, lower it to around 1200 and try skype then, you should see an improvement in vocal transmissions, although it may ever so slightly increase the cpu time that skype uses, as it sends more packets of smaller data, rather than fewer packets of larger data...

I'd assume that you'd achieve a better VOIP by doing this...

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skype is the way better...............maybe sometimes it's making problems but still i more like skype than msn

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