Skype vs Ekiga

[Gilles Gravier]

Hi!

Amedee Van Gasse (Ubuntu) wrote:
> On Tue, May 12, 2009 20:50, H.S. wrote:
>
>   
>> At present, the main argument people make in favor of Skype is "oh,
>> everyone else is using it", as you did. Perhaps you can show some
>> enlightening leadership to your friends and nears ones to convince them of
>> the inherent problems with Skype and to try other alternatives?
>>     
>
> To be honest, I hardly know anyone who uses Skype or Ekiga or anything
> else. And I work in IT. I think that the Skype-hype is over.
>   
To be honest, many of my business collegues (in the open source business
or not) use Skype for audio conferences. And I work in IT. I think
Skype-hype is over. It's not hype anymore. It's reality. I have Skype
for Linux running in a BrandZ zone on my work OpenSolaris laptop, and
also a small Linksys Skype phone (that does native Skype over WiFi).
> However I really know a lot of people who use VoIP with IP phones that
> look like regular phones, with the services of SIP telco operators that
> are similar to the traditional telco operators.
> Some of the more advanced users run their own Asterix, but most of them
> just plug in the phone in a free port on their router, enter phone number,
> sip-server and password, and they can start calling. Some SIP operators
> even sell preconfigured IP phones.
>
> Technology is at its best when it "just works". :-)
>   

But I also use VoIP... I use Ekiga on OpenSolaris (comes with it). I use
SvSIP on my Nintendo DSi. I use the native SIP client on my Nokia E71. I
use Twinkle on Ubuntu.

My phone operator gives me free calls to any land line and free SIP
service in addition to the POTS. That beats prices of Skype. :)

Gilles