On 9/29/07, Michael L Torrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Bradley Dorner wrote: > > I am looking at Skye as a possible replacement for most of my phone line > at home and for a small business. > > I was wondering if anyone else has done this or what experiences people > have had with Skype? > > I noticed that there are packages like skype pro and skype in that might > provide the basics of what > > I am looking for, people can call me from any phone and I can call any > phone in the US. > > > > Anyway, what information can you give me? > > Yes. My sister uses it. And we all hate it for several reasons. The > sound quality after passing through several analog-digital conversions > is awful, and the delay is very noticeable. Neither issue is noticed > when talking skype-to-skype, however. > > I'd suggest you look at gizmo and sip instead of skype. It seems to > have better voice quality, and it's an open protocol so you can use any > number of providers and compatible hardware. People install asterix > servers and work with SIP to do all kinds of cool things. > > In short, don't do skype; there are better alternatives. Also check > into asterix PBX software. There are many asterix gurus on this list. > > Michael
I have a buddy that does this - he bought an old XBox (the original), installed Linux and uses it as his asterik server. He loves it Scott /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
