Skype 1.5 beta and video preview

Well, I've downloaded Beta, am still having the same problems calling out. I find that I can only dial once, then if I try to make another call, I can't hear anything. The time clock ticks over, so I have made a connection. It is most frustrating to have to pull out my headphones, or even router, for a few minutes, to fool it. Has anyone got any better ideas?

Calling to US phones still works - just enter the number in the search bar at the top of the window.

Is it just me, or did anyone else notice, that now they are charging for calls to land lines. Wasn't the promotion (usa only i think), until the end of the year?? Or am I just loosing my mind. I am going back to the former version, and save my nickles on this one. :)

Actually you can use iChat to chat to PC's via AIM.

looks like they fixed the issue cause i have a macbook and an imac, in the imac i installed the update today morning and was missing the dial pad ( still missing) and i just installed the update from their web site on the macbook and works ok and has the dial pad, looks like this guys in skype work good cause i told them inmediatly about the issue and now we see improovementes

i saw that is issing the dial pad to call free to usa and canada or any other country regular phone paying

While iChat has better quality video, this is the first way to video chat with PC users that I am aware of... this is very nice.

There using a bmp file for an image on the skype video preview page... unforgiveable!

eh... it's a step forward, but I still prefer iChat for video chatting. It seems to sound much clearer than this beta of skype, and the video is much less "choppy" arguably because apple down-samples the resolution to allow for smoother framerate—personally this is much more preferable in my opinion. Still, this skype beta is a step in the right direction.

here's hoping for VoIP iChat in Leopard ;)

downloaded and tested this morning. video works great! some echoing with sound, but not bad. great interface with integrated chat, VoIP, and video chat all in one!