In article <9VDOg.33918$DB3.11900@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net>,
Daviey Walker <daviey.walker@virginREMOVE.network> wrote:[color=blue]
>Brian A wrote:
>[color=green]
>> I don't know how much you are intending to spend but for the price of
>> some of these Skype add-ons you can buy an ATA that doesn't need a
>> computer to work.[/color]
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>The OP said it was for his daughter at University. If she is in halls
>or doesn't have access to the router then she will be unable to forward
>the necessary ports. There are workarounds, but not as easy as a skype
>handset.
>
>Edit: The OP also said he was planning on using it with sipdiscount, has
>anybody tested this without port forwarding?[/color]

If sipdiscount provide a STUN server and the softphone/ATA supports it
then you ought to be OK without port forwarding. (at least thats been
my experience so-far)

But persuading the providers to support IAX2 and persuading more phone/ATA
vendors to support it too would be better...

Gordon