"km" <kev@m.fr.co.uk> wrote in message
news:v5eri1h0kdin4rfumeu0a3tn21e4ulcebr@4ax.com...
>I recently started reading about VOIP and received help in this
> Newsgroup. As a result I gave Skype a try and found it to be very
> good.
>
> Reading further I note that Spontania4IM plug-in should allow video
> contact but during my own attempt the "connecting" message never
> progressed to making a connection.
>
> A Google search suggests this may be a continuing problem. I see that
> vSkype.com is also offering a plug-in for Video.
>
> Has anyone used Spontania successfully and what experiences have
> people had of vSkype?
>
> KM

I am also using Vskype . Seems to be OK in term of connecting.
Unfortunately, I think that the "audio" is not so great. (May be my speakers
or my systems..)
The trick I use; leave your webcam opened, close the microphone and call him
with your Voip phone ... seems to me better ! :-)