<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Hi Michael,</div><div><br></div><div>Skype is what I use at the moment, but the quality of the call isn't anywhere near as good as I'm getting using SIP. Also the fact Skype for Linux doesn't work very well for me, and the fact I'm on a contract with O2 at the moment would probably make that a no go.</div> <div><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On 18 Oct 2011, at 14:03, Michael Daniels <<a href="mailto:michael_d@hotmail.co.uk">michael_d@hotmail.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div> <style></style> <div dir="ltr"> ........use my contract minutes should read "have used all of my contract minutes", sorry about that.<br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: <a href="mailto:michael_d@hotmail.co.uk">michael_d@hotmail.co.uk</a><br> To: <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br>Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:00:20 +0000<br>Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP<br><br> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=unicode"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft SafeHTML"> <style> .ExternalClass .ecxhmmessage P {padding:0px;} .ExternalClass body.ecxhmmessage {font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma;} </style> <div dir="ltr"> <font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-size:10pt">As "3" are currently promoting Skype, it is free over a "3" phone with all Skype account </span><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-size:13px">privileges</span><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-size:10pt">, when I looked around , Skype seemed to be the best deal for overseas and UK calls. So on a low minutes contract with "3", I can use Skype if I use my contract minutes. I do not know if the "Skype support" is available to pay as you go phones. Hope this helps.</span></font><br> <br><div style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt"><hr id="ecxstopSpelling">Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:49:43 +0100<br>From: <a href="mailto:danielcase10@gmail.com">danielcase10@gmail.com</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP<br><br>I assume they will be doing what most 'unlimited' providers do, and giving the heavy users the unused minutes from the lighter users.<br><br>Pretty sure that's how unlimited plans work? Anything similar I can get? It's going to become very costly on pay as you go....<br> <br>Daniel<br><br>On Tuesday, 18 October 2011, Kris Douglas <<a href="mailto:krisdouglas@gmail.com">krisdouglas@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> That many minutes for only Ł5 is very hard to match, no doubt Skype is somehow doing that at a loss.<br> ><br>> Sent from my Desire HD running CM7<br>><br>> On Oct 18, 2011 12:03 PM, "Daniel Case" <<a href="mailto:danielcase10@gmail.com">danielcase10@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>>><br>>> These are all good, but I can't seem to find an 'unlimited' plan on any of them, or prepay for 3000 minutes cheaply. They all seem to be pay as you go, while 1.20p is cheap...I go through 3000-5000 minutes to UK home phones which was why I got the 'Skype unlimited' subscription for Ł5, do any SIP providers do a similar thing?<br> >><br>>> On Tuesday, 18 October 2011, Alan Lord (News) <<a href="mailto:alanslists@gmail.com">alanslists@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>>> > On 17/10/11 22:21, Daniel Case wrote:<br>>> >><br> >> >> I'm looking to move to an open-source alternative to Skype...<br>>> ><br>>> > Gradwell have a very good reputation; we have several customers using them and being delighted with costs and services. Although they are really for business services they may have consumer packages too: <a href="http://gradwell.com/" target="_blank">http://gradwell.com/</a><br> >> ><br>>> > Al<br>>> ><br>>> ><br>>> > --<br>>> > The Open Learning Centre<br>>> > <a href="http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com" target="_blank">http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com</a><br> >> ><br>>> ><br>>> > --<br>>> > <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br>>> > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk</a><br> >> > <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/</a><br>>> ><br>>> --<br>>> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> >> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk</a><br> >> <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/</a><br>>><br>> <br>-- <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk</a> <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/</a></div> </div> <br>-- <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk</a> <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/</a></div> </div> </div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>-- </span><br><span><a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a></span><br><span><a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk</a></span><br> <span><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>