Comments on: SkypeOut for just $15, but touch tone blows http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2007/01/16/skypeout-for-just-15-but-touch-tone-blows/ One foot in the muck, the other in utopia Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:38:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Jason Moorhead http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2007/01/16/skypeout-for-just-15-but-touch-tone-blows/#comment-74513 Jason Moorhead Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:03:51 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2007/01/16/skypeout-for-just-15-but-touch-tone-blows/#comment-74513 does the last poster's idea really work? is it just a matter of getting the right tone? does the last poster’s idea really work? is it just a matter of getting the right tone?

]]> By: Paul Fremantle http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2007/01/16/skypeout-for-just-15-but-touch-tone-blows/#comment-3360 Paul Fremantle Thu, 18 Jan 2007 04:55:05 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2007/01/16/skypeout-for-just-15-but-touch-tone-blows/#comment-3360 The solution is simple! Hold your cell-phone or real phone near your microphone and dial the numbers. Its hokey but it works. The solution is simple! Hold your cell-phone or real phone near your microphone and dial the numbers. Its hokey but it works.

]]> By: Joe Andrieu http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2007/01/16/skypeout-for-just-15-but-touch-tone-blows/#comment-3297 Joe Andrieu Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:28:56 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2007/01/16/skypeout-for-just-15-but-touch-tone-blows/#comment-3297 It's DTMF, btw. Stands for Dual Tone Multi-Frequency. Uses two-tone beeps so people's voices don't accidentally trigger beep commands (important when control & voice were on the same channel). Dunno much about how to handle the Skype problem, though. It’s DTMF, btw. Stands for Dual Tone Multi-Frequency. Uses two-tone beeps so people’s voices don’t accidentally trigger beep commands (important when control & voice were on the same channel).

Dunno much about how to handle the Skype problem, though.

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