Re: Lowering phone expense, Which VOIP do people on the forum use?

On Sat, 2008-05-31 at 18:57 +0200, Clayton wrote:
Debating between Gizmo 5 and Skype. Goal is to use it on 8.04 as well
as a regular phone. I am looking for good call quality, flexibility
(desktop, cell as well as a regular phone instrument), and low
expense. Which and how people use VOIP on this forum.

I use Vonage and cell phone but am thinking about getting rid of
Vonage and switching to Skype. With certain instruments, you don't
need to have the computer on to use a Skype phone and the annual
expense is a fraction of what I pay Vonage.

From what little research I've done so far, Gizmo 5, is more flexible
and cheaper, but can't be used when the computer is not on and hence
is not a total replacement for Vonage.

I use Ekiga with a 3rd party VoIP provider called FreeCall. Call
rates are half of Skypes, and I find the call quality is much better.

C.

im using skype atm. i dont know how much ekiga charges (if any), but i
know that you can either pay as you go basically (you know, pay per
call) or you can pay a monthly bill.

besides skype is compatible with alot of platforms (some game consoles
even) I use skype on my psp and it works just fine. thinking about ekiga
on ubuntu on the ps3 once they start incorperating microphone support
for ubu on the ps3

--cj


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