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Default 27-03-2007, 08:21

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Wow! I would think 3 -5 rings is pretty long for a lot of people and they will probably hang up.
This is the answer skype gave me:

The call forwarding time depends on many factors:
If the number of users logged into Skype is more than 9 mln, call forwarding tends to be a bit delayed.
Also, call forwarding depends on the load of the carrier of the phone that the call is forwarded to.

So it seems as if skype does have capacity problems when more than 9 million users are logged in.

As said i have tested it several times now using call forwarding but it can take to long, 40 seconds was the record and around 10 seconds is the minimum.
   
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Default 27-03-2007, 19:34

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So it seems as if skype does have capacity problems when more than 9 million users are logged in.

As said i have tested it several times now using call forwarding but it can take to long, 40 seconds was the record and around 10 seconds is the minimum.
The forwarding delays from Skype are nothing new, it's always been that way. I tried it out early last year http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/show...p?t=925&page=2
- it was just the same then. At the time Skype was running 3 - 4 million logged in users per day.

It was so slow I gave up and used alternatives. Ipkall.com to a sip account (which can then be forwarded) works fine (and can be set up with no monthly fees).
   
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Default 03-04-2007, 12:24

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It was so slow I gave up and used alternatives. Ipkall.com to a sip account (which can then be forwarded) works fine (and can be set up with no monthly fees).
I do have several othe did numbers that can be forwarded but the bigest advantage of skype is that it just cost 1.7 cent per minute to call 07624 mobile. I did not find any other company that gives me these rates. 10 cents per minute to uk mobile seems to be a normal minimum.

If someone calls my skypename however the forwarding does not take a long time, 5-10 seconds, maximum
   
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