installing lingphone or any other voip phone working with linux

[anthony baldwin]

anthony baldwin wrote:
> Jonathan Kaye wrote:
>   
>> machu pichu wrote:
>>
>>   
>>     
>>> Hi,  First of all  THANKS in advance for the help.  Where I live people
>>> I ask have not even heard of linux.  Please tell me if I am here at the
>>> right address, if not, where do I go with my questions!
>>>
>>> I am using ubuntu7.10  installed gutsy gibbon
>>>
>>> With the previous operating system, the last one that came out !, I used
>>> Voipstunt phone. I have been unable to get an answer from them, if they
>>> serve ubuntu.
>>> Now I found lingphone
>>>        Which version do I need to download ?
>>>        With what application do I open it ?
>>>        How do I install it ?
>>> May be you can  suggest another voip phone which is usable in Europe.
>>> just phone will do, no video needed.
>>> There are various applets
>>>        Which one do I need ?
>>>        How do I install them?
>>> Thank you, regards
>>> M
>>>     
>>>       
>> Hi M,
>> You might want to try twinklephone. It navigates NAT's very well and has
>> excellent voice quality. You can find it here:
>> http://www.twinklephone.com/
>> Otherwise, sjphone is quite good.
>> http://www.sjlabs.com/
>> I never got good performance from Linphone but I haven't tried it recently 
>> maybe it's better now.
>> Cheers,
>> Jonathan
>>   
>>     
> There´s also ekiga (formerly gnomemeeting) http://ekiga.org/
> And Asterisk http://www.asterisk.org/
> and sipX http://www.sipfoundry.org/use.html#Open_Source_PBX
> and Kphone  http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/KPhone
> and linphone http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Linphone
> and skype does have a linux client, 
> http://www.skype.com/download/skype/linux/
>
> ah, choices...
> FOSS rocks!
>
> /tony
>
>   
oh yeah...skype is not foss, however,
even though it is available for free.
I think the same is true of asterisk.

/tony

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