Internet Protocol (IP) telephony
It is now possible to use internet connections for free peer-to-peer voice communication. This works for local and international calls.
See Skype.com.
To get started, it is necessary to download the free software from Skype. This does not take long, and most modern computer systems, including Mac OSX, can handle it.
Of course, you can register yourself, independently, and invent your own user name and password. We encourage you to do this so that you can become familiar with using the Skype system, if it is new for you.
Here (see below) we have a set of usernames already registered by PJM on behalf of the Co-op. Th names cover the different areas of activity supported by the Co-op. The profile is a description of the Co-op that users of Skype can see when they are searching the public directory provided by Skype.
With a Skype user name, a Research Cooperative supporter can answer online voice enquiries about the Cooperative, and about his or her particular area of experience, as writer, editor, translator, and so on.
Each user name has a profile describing the Research Cooperative. The standard Co-op profile can be altered according to each situation.
A password for each user name can be provided after the supporter and Co-op have reached an agreement about how the name can be used.
The Co-op will reserves the right to choose, change or keep the passwords for each user name, as circumstances change.
The following user names have been registered with Skype.com:
writing (Co-op profile added)
editors (Co-op profile added)
transcribe
proofread
translators111 (Co-op profile added)
cooperative (Co-op profile added) [reserved]
researchco-op (Co-op profile added) [reserved]
If you would like to use any of the above names, as a supporter of the Co-op, please make contact by email, or try calling Peter on Skype by selecting the user name 'cooperative'. An instant text (IM) message can be sent if I am not online.
Thank you.