When I woke up this morning I got a really crazy idea,but it might work!! :thumbs-up:
I have just bought myself a Net Link for my saturn,I have not yet recieved the package so I have not been able to test my hypothesis
Before I go on I just want to say that I KNOW! a LOT of people have tried in various ways to use their computer modem or broadband connection to surf the web or play games with their Netlink in order to cut down on the very expensive long distance calls that is required when using the netlink
BUT this idea is a bit different,since(if it works!),you will still have to pay for the call but it will be MUCH less expensive! :banana
Ok,now when this is said,lets move on to presenting my crazy idea
I am using Skype and as you perhaps already know both Skype and several other suppliers of this kind of service offers the ability to not only make calls to other computers but also to dial regular phone numbers(if you pay for the calls)This service is called Skype Out and if I were to call a friend in Brazil I would practicully get charged the same amount as if I were to call my buddy next door (nice!)
So this is the point:Of course you can not use your Netlink with skype without some extra hardware BUT today we have several devices on the market that allowes you to use a regular phone on you computer using Skype(or any other company that supports this kind of technology)
If you don not know what kind of device I am talking about try this link:,it´s one of several houndred devices that are being sold on e-bay,of course you can buy this kind of stuff in regular shops as well http://cgi.ebay.com/Skype-SIP-IAX-Tri-Mode...1QQcmdZViewItem
This kind of USB to Phone devices uses the same protocol as your regular phone and therefore should be compatible with the Netlink! :thumbs-up:
You should just need to plug in the Netlink and dial the numer to your gaming buddy in Russia(or where ever he/she is!)and still just pay a small fee that would almost be equal to a local phonecall
As I said before I do not currently have a netlink to try this on so I would really appreciate if someone out there would like to give it a try and let the rest of us know if it worked
what do you guys think? sure this could work,do´nt you think?? :huh
I have just bought myself a Net Link for my saturn,I have not yet recieved the package so I have not been able to test my hypothesis
Before I go on I just want to say that I KNOW! a LOT of people have tried in various ways to use their computer modem or broadband connection to surf the web or play games with their Netlink in order to cut down on the very expensive long distance calls that is required when using the netlink
BUT this idea is a bit different,since(if it works!),you will still have to pay for the call but it will be MUCH less expensive! :banana
Ok,now when this is said,lets move on to presenting my crazy idea
I am using Skype and as you perhaps already know both Skype and several other suppliers of this kind of service offers the ability to not only make calls to other computers but also to dial regular phone numbers(if you pay for the calls)This service is called Skype Out and if I were to call a friend in Brazil I would practicully get charged the same amount as if I were to call my buddy next door
(nice!)So this is the point:Of course you can not use your Netlink with skype without some extra hardware BUT today we have several devices on the market that allowes you to use a regular phone on you computer using Skype(or any other company that supports this kind of technology)
If you don not know what kind of device I am talking about try this link:,it´s one of several houndred devices that are being sold on e-bay,of course you can buy this kind of stuff in regular shops as well http://cgi.ebay.com/Skype-SIP-IAX-Tri-Mode...1QQcmdZViewItem
This kind of USB to Phone devices uses the same protocol as your regular phone and therefore should be compatible with the Netlink! :thumbs-up:
You should just need to plug in the Netlink and dial the numer to your gaming buddy in Russia(or where ever he/she is!)and still just pay a small fee that would almost be equal to a local phonecall
As I said before I do not currently have a netlink to try this on so I would really appreciate if someone out there would like to give it a try and let the rest of us know if it worked
what do you guys think? sure this could work,do´nt you think?? :huh
