Windows XP making Net calls better
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"It's worth it because it's so cheap, but sometimes it sounds like I'm underwater," said Cowie, a 28-year-old San Francisco Web consultant who uses Net2Phone's service to call his family in the United Kingdom. "You need a headset or microphone, and I don't think people will be happy talking into a computer screen."
The new Windows XP operating system includes communications software that promises to make the quality of Net-based calls comparable to that of traditional phones. More important, struggling Net phone companies believe that the software giant's mere presence will provide a much-needed boost to the long-dormant market.