Alternative to Skypecasting?

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Reply #1 - 2008 August 27, 11:19 pm
playadom Member
Registered: 2007-06-29 Posts: 468

I just discovered skypecasting today, and have already been listening to native Japanese speakers chatting away for an hour or so. Sadly, searching for more information on skypecasting, I discovered an announcement that the service will be discontinued on september 1st[certainly won't be using skype anymore -- their loss]

Does anyone know of any other alternatives where I can listen/talk in a room full of Japanese speakers -- like I did on the soon to be nonexistent skypecasting?

Reply #2 - 2008 August 27, 11:51 pm
alyks Member
From: Arizona Registered: 2008-05-31 Posts: 914 Website

That's something I'd be interested in.

Reply #3 - 2008 August 28, 12:10 am
Jarvik7 Member
From: 名古屋 Registered: 2007-03-05 Posts: 3946

I think it's mostly your loss, since Skype only makes money on paid accounts and SkypeOut calls tongue

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Reply #4 - 2008 August 28, 5:55 am
wccrawford Member
From: FL US Registered: 2008-03-28 Posts: 1551

The actual message says that they didn't think the service was good enough, and they'll be working on a better way to provide those services.  So it could be back some day.

Unfortunately, I -thought- I knew an alternative, but I can't find it now.  It was one of the language tutor sites that offered a similar service, but I either can't find it, or they dropped it.

Reply #5 - 2008 August 28, 10:06 am
playadom Member
Registered: 2007-06-29 Posts: 468

Jarvik7 wrote:

I think it's mostly your loss, since Skype only makes money on paid accounts and SkypeOut calls tongue

Very true --- but I might have been drawn to buy some credits had I enjoyed their service enough.

wccrawford wrote:

The actual message says that they didn't think the service was good enough, and they'll be working on a better way to provide those services.  So it could be back some day.

Unfortunately, I -thought- I knew an alternative, but I can't find it now.  It was one of the language tutor sites that offered a similar service, but I either can't find it, or they dropped it.

Hmm...The service for the Japanese casts was a whole lot better than the English ones...

I've looked at a couple language tutor sites -- the problem there is that they're geared towards one-on-one language exchange. What I'm looking for is a nice directory of open voice chat rooms in Japanese. [although if I could find a language tutor site that did instant voice chat(kinda like sharedtalk, although I can never find any Japanese on their voice chat) that would be alright, although I'd prefer just a spontaneous chat from a bunch of Japanese over a language exchange type thing]

Last edited by playadom (2008 August 28, 10:07 am)

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