George Hess Gets Skype
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by George Hess
For immediate release: George Hess, a long time cell phone user, made a game changing decision last month when he signed up for Skype – a web based communication tool.
“Ever since the Feds broke up Ma Bell it's been one problem after another”, said the new voice over internal protocol user. Though the biggest determining factor in Mr. Hess's choice was not customer service, but bar count. “Their (mobile plan provider's) commercials make it sound like you'll have more bars everywhere, and at my house I've got none!”
Thanks to Skype, he is able to receive calls just as long as he is connected to the internet, and sitting at his computer, and logged into Skype, and has a microphone available. The option to video chat is one superiority that Skype has over his mobile phone. But not everyone George talks to is comfortable with it. “I work from home, and a lot of times people will plug me into board meetings and pull me up on video chat, but I'm still in my pj's or sitting on the pot you know? Some people just get weirded out by that.”
For the time being, George Hess still plans on keeping his mobile number active. He welcomes fellow Skype account holders and friends to contact him online.