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batye
batye
3/10/2016 1:43:13 PM
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Re: How does Skype even work now?
@Ariella interesting to know, thanks for sharing... 

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Ariella
Ariella
3/10/2016 11:27:43 AM
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Re: How does Skype even work now?
@mhhf1ve Interesting that you bring that up. I recently did a call with Japan with a translator on that end. The call was recorded, but they are waiting on the transcription. It seems they need a special service for that. The people in Japan had suggested using Skype, but I really did not want to rely on it based on my previous experience with it.

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mpouraryan
mpouraryan
3/10/2016 11:22:57 AM
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Re: How does Skype even work now?
Although not perfect--it is getting close.    I was also blown away recently as I saw Google incorporating Dragon-Like Features into Google Docs that I tested recently.    

Interesting times...for sure.....

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mhhf1ve
mhhf1ve
3/10/2016 11:01:02 AM
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Re: How does Skype even work now?
Automated speech translation/transcription is far from perfect. I think Skype also has a transcription feature that also translates foreign languages -- but with all these automated speech services, you're not getting very accurate transcriptions. But they may be good enough for many situations. Think about how well Siri or Cortana understand what you say.... And that's about how accurate these things are now. Maybe Google is slightly better but not amazingly so.

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Ariella
Ariella
3/10/2016 8:45:30 AM
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Re: Skype
@Mike Interesting question. Is it any less secure than a standard phone or cell phone? Certainly healthcare providers use those. I do think, though, that for the healthcare businesses that offer live video exams, they would use something else.

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Mike Robuck
Mike Robuck
3/9/2016 12:21:55 PM
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Re: Skype
@elizabethv, what about HIPPA requirements, does Skype provide enough security and privacy? I know that's a big deal for healtcare providers' broadband services. 

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elizabethv
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3/9/2016 5:12:06 AM
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Re: Skype
Skype is used pretty regularly in my place of business. I work for a treatment center and it allows our clients to communicate with legal staff and family that are located out of town. While many users are switching to other apps that might meet their more precise needs on their phones, from my experience Skype seems to have tried to diversify outside of that atmosphere. I do agree it will likely only last a few more years before being replaced by more modern technology, but it may not completely disappear. If they are smart they have enough groudwork laid in other areas. 

Do you think it's possible for Skype to come up with a business plan to survive? 

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Ariella
Ariella
3/8/2016 8:51:14 PM
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Re: How does Skype even work now?
@mhhf1ve so that's how it works! I see. As i said, I never tried it. I noticed with Skype, it does give you an option of setting up a Skype number altogether, but that's one of the add-ons you pay for. I've only used it without any additional frills. 

Are the transcriptions on Google Voice completely acurate, or do they resemble closed captioning?

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mhhf1ve
mhhf1ve
3/8/2016 8:44:04 PM
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Re: How does Skype even work now?
> "Google was doing its own phone service.."

Hmm. Google Voice isn't exactly a phone service... it's a call forwarding service. So you need to have an existing phone, but then once you do.. you can set up another phone number (a Google Voice number) that will forward all your calls to your existing phone number. It's really really useful, actually. I use it all the time. 

Google also has Google Fi -- it's MVNO service. That's a mobile phone service that's built on top of Sprint ant T-Mo -- and allows phones on the service to use either network (and WiFi) to make calls and use data. And you can use Google Voice along with Google Fi.. so then that makes Google Voice an actual phone service. But I don't understand why Google doesn't make that combo more apparent... Google Voice has a ton of cool features -- eg. it transcribes voicemail robotically. It also lets you start recording a call at any time, so you can save it for notes later.... On top of the call forwarding, it also has a "call spam" filter -- so if you're getting calls from a number you don't want, you can send those calls to an automated message that says "this number is no longer in service. Goodbye."

Wish more phone services had all these features! (Ooma has some of them...)

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Ariella
Ariella
3/8/2016 8:34:46 PM
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Re: How does Skype even work now?
@mhhf1ve Google was doing its own phone service. Does that still exist? I never tried it.

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