UKVoIPTalk.com

Interesting project but what a lot of trouble to connect to the great
god Skype.

[url]http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8592[/url]



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On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 21:32:07 GMT, Brian A
<no_spam_bca1000@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>Interesting project but what a lot of trouble to connect to the great
>god Skype.
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>[url]http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8592[/url]
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>Remove 'no_spam_' from email address.[/color]


And what about others who need newsgroups in an attempt to get their
VOIP working correctly or even get a phone connected.

Skype works well and its free

On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 08:52:55 +0000, Puffnstuff <me@privacy.net> wrote:
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>Skype works well and its free[/color]

but it is a dead end, so we're not going there.

Phil
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"Phil Thompson" <phil.thompson@spamcop.net> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 08:52:55 +0000, Puffnstuff <me@privacy.net> wrote:
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>>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.

"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=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

On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 15:24:33 -0000, "Ivor Jones"
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>"divoch" <divoch@REMOVETHIShotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:_Ij7h.54052$r4.46990@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net[color=green]
>> "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
>> >
>> > 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
>[/color]
No you don't
It can be used with mobiles
Nob

divoch wrote:[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]

Not at the minute, no. When you can though, who's going to want to pay
per minute to use Skype?

Paul.

"Paul" <nomailforme@polog40.org.uk> wrote in message
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> divoch wrote:[color=green]
>> "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
>>> 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]
>
> Not at the minute, no. When you can though, who's going to want to pay
> per minute to use Skype?
>[/color]

I envisage that my main use for these services in not so distant future
will be
making calls either using Internet cafes or even better using free Wi-Fi
hotspots
while travelling.
Which is better for this use now and what is your guess for the future?
divoch

On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:31:22 GMT, "divoch"
<divoch@REMOVETHIShotmail.com> wrote:
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>Why is it dead end?[/color]

why isn't it ? Can you take Skype up a level to an office PABX system,
for example, or integrate it with a landline ?
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>Protocol compatibility of the others does not seem to
>give me much advantage as I cannot call free all VOIP users on any service.[/color]

you can call most other SIP VoIP users for free via peering
arrangements like sipbroker.com

you also get a much wider choice of software and hardware, and are not
tied into a P2P model.

Phil
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On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 09:01:11 +0000, Phil Thompson
<phil.thompson@spamcop.net>, wrote:
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>On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 08:52:55 +0000, Puffnstuff <me@privacy.net> wrote:
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>>Skype works well and its free[/color]
>
>but it is a dead end, so we're not going there.
>
>Phil[/color]

How can it be a dead end when I can dial BT and other landlines
free everyday?