On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 15:24:33 -0000, "Ivor Jones"
<ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote:
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>"divoch" <divoch@REMOVETHIShotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> "Phil Thompson" <phil.thompson@spamcop.net> wrote in
>> message news:5e1jl293vtpmjvkqokf1mu7tsqrkpd444e@4ax.com...[color=darkred]
>> > On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 08:52:55 +0000, Puffnstuff
>> > <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>> > > Skype works well and its free
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>> > but it is a dead end, so we're not going there.[/color]
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>> 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]
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>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.
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>Ivor
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No you don't
It can be used with mobiles
Nob