Skype emulator?

April 22, 2008 3:50 PM

Is there anything similar to Meebo for Skype?
posted by auralcoral to Computers & Internet (8 answers total)

I've used a V/VOIP (voice/video) web client on OK Cupid. And I think that Meebo themselves were working on voice and/or video application within Meebo?

Or are you looking for a website where you can make VOIP calls out to the public telephone network? I'm not aware of any of those.
posted by Xoder at 3:58 PM on April 22, 2008

Yah, you need to be more clear. I use both meebo and skype, but I have no idea what you're asking. Free voip programs? Web-based skype? Voip group-chat thing?
posted by Sufi at 4:27 PM on April 22, 2008

My guess on what he means is a 3rd party app that interfaces with the skype servers (the way Meebo does with AIM et al.) but I don't know of anything like that.
posted by toomuchpete at 4:39 PM on April 22, 2008

Response by poster: what toomuchpete said...shucks i wish there was something like this.
posted by auralcoral at 4:44 PM on April 22, 2008

Best answer: Skype does a lot to keep anyone else from using their network. Everything is encrypted, and it would be extremely hard for a third party such as Meebo to interface with it.
posted by zsazsa at 4:51 PM on April 22, 2008

Why don't you email Skype themselves & suggest it? I find their closed system thoroughly reprehensible, but they are good about giving customers what they want. Indeed they only survive in their "minority but closed" position by being much more competent than other IM operators. What your asking for isn't very difficult.
posted by jeffburdges at 5:02 PM on April 22, 2008

MeBeam does free web-based video-conferencing. It's pretty cool. All you need is a browser and a webcam.
posted by Happy Dave at 1:24 AM on April 23, 2008

@szasza
a third-party such as fring?
I agree that it is quite hard but it seems to be doable.
posted by kall at 1:47 AM on April 23, 2008