"mr deo" <rstlne@atatwhereherewheretherehuyeh.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all, I do try to read from time to time but I only get the few mins to
> look into this stuff in detail.
>
> My question is simple really, what will I get better "Quality" with..
> Skype
> or SIPservices. I will be using the Skyepin/Sipin type of service and I
> find that the prices are really similar, so ignoring that there are
> several
> companys, how does the standard type of SIP services compare in vocal
> quality to Skype..
>
> The receiving unit will be a PC, But I wouldnt mind getting an ATA or
> skype
> converter to use this stuff on my Dect phones and I do hear that the skyp
> ones are horrid..
>
> Looking for suggestions not flames ;).. thanks[/color]

You are wise to look at both system. I have used mainly the SIP so my
thoughts are as follows :
SIP Sound quality can be very good. For ease of use a ATA gets round all
issues of other applciations or PC crash inflciting problems on your calls.
A big advantage is the number of providers, some like SIPGATE offer
free incoming calls. Other such as internetcalls.com offer free calls (of a
kind). If you get an adapter which can cope with multiple accounts you can
have the best of both worlds

Skype has has he benefit of being easy to use. And if you want a service
which you can use at multiple locations such as hotel WIFI, other peoples
houses or on company LAN systems SKYPE works much better as the connections
gets passed more zealous firewalls.

But the Skype to phone converters are not great as you need SKYPE running on
a PC to make them work. there are no standalone ATA units yet as far as I
know