Re: [Nolug] internet phone calls

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Well windows version has the normal windows interface ui. The unix version has
the same funcionality but is console only. However there is a pretty decent
and kinda stable gtk interface available for speakfreely. Do a search on
freshmeat.

ml

On Monday 15 April 2002 04:48 pm, Andy Cristina wrote:
> I remember reading, oh I guess a year ago now, that the maintainer was
> trying to break it up into a library instead of tying the gui to it and
> such. I wonder how far along he is...
> I'll have to go look it up again
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nolug@patientcarerx.com
> [mailto:owner-nolug@patientcarerx.com]On Behalf Of Manuel Lora
> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 4:11 PM
> To: nolug@patientcarerx.com
> Subject: Re: [Nolug] internet phone calls
>
>
>
> I have used it and works prefectly. I've tested it also with someone using
> a modem at the other end and windows.
>
> It is striclty PC to PC, no phone stuff. But still works well and can be
> used
> with PGP keys and other cool features.
>
> ml
>
> On Monday 15 April 2002 03:33 pm, Andy Cristina wrote:
> > Hey...speaking of VoIP, has anyone here had any luck with speakfreely?
>
> And
>
> > does speakfreely for linux work well?
> > Although it doesn't, as far as I know, allow phone calls, it had the
> > least lag of any product we played with at work.
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-nolug@patientcarerx.com
> > [mailto:owner-nolug@patientcarerx.com]On Behalf Of Michael Flora
> > Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 7:24 PM
> > To: nolug@patientcarerx.com
> > Subject: Re: [Nolug] internet phone calls
> >
> >
> > I've been a VoIP wannabe for a long time. I have
> > tried the latest version of
> > Net2Phone CommCenter over Charter cable broadband and
> > quality still sucks.
> >
> > There is a company called Anyuser (www.anyuser.com)
> > that offers IP telephony for
> > $6.50/mo base fee + a per-minute rate. There is a
> > figure of merit used to judge
> > call quality (can't remember what it's called). POTS
> > is rated at 4.0; Anyuser
> > claims their system delivers 3.9. You have to use one
> > of their IP telephone
> > devices to make calls; apparently it has builtin call
> > cleanup hardware.
> >
> > The big problem from my standpoint is: I want to do
> > away with dialup service
> > entirely, even for incoming phone calls. I have yet
> > to find a VoIP provider
> > that allows you to accept calls from people who have a
> > plain old phone (Anyuser
> > has not yet responded to me on this point). You can
> > call them, but they can't
> > call you. Some company's websites claim that this
> > service is "coming soon", but
> > I think it is a matter of the local phone companies
> > being unwilling or unable to
> > route calls to IP telephone numbers. Maybe I'm wrong
> > on this point; someone in
> > NOLUG-land might be able to clarify the issue.
> >
> > M.R.F.
> >
> > --- Matthew <matthew@patientcarerx.com> wrote:
> > > Is anyone familiar with the company Varonage. They
> > > have an unlimited nation
> > > wide long distance internet phone system that allows
> > > you to use your normal
> > > phone over your DSL connection. If this service
> > > works as well as advertised
> > > this would save me a lot of money. For geeks like
> > > us this could also be a
> > > means of making a few coins on the side by hooking
> > > these systems up for
> > > friends.
> > >
> > > Their international long distance rates are also
> > > very reasonable. What do
> > > you guys think about the service they were profiled
> > > in Time this week. Time
> > > link
> >
> > http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101020415-227531,00.htm
> >l
> >
> > > and the company link is
> > > http://www.vonage.com/digitalvoice/rates.phtml .
> > >
> > > The only question I have is will this work over a
> > > cable modem or only over a
> > > DSL? Joey your customers might go for this service.
> > >
> > > Matt
> > >
> > >
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