"divoch" <divoch@REMOVETHIShotmail.com> wrote in message
news:_Ij7h.54052$r4.46990@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net[color=blue]
> "Phil Thompson" <phil.thompson@spamcop.net> wrote in
> message news:5e1jl293vtpmjvkqokf1mu7tsqrkpd444e@4ax.com...[color=green]
> > On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 08:52:55 +0000, Puffnstuff
> > <me@privacy.net> wrote:[color=darkred]
> > > Skype works well and its free[/color]
> >
> > but it is a dead end, so we're not going there.[/color]
>
> Why is it dead end? Protocol compatibility of the others
> does not seem to give me much advantage as I cannot call
> free all VOIP users on any service. divoch.[/color]

Skype's overriding disadvantage is that it isn't SIP or IAX compatible so
can't be used with an ATA. You have to have a computer running.

Ivor