Re: Skype on Kubuntu

Christopher Sawtell wrote: Has anybody got Skype ( ver. 2.1.0.47 ) video to work on (K)ubuntu Kosmic Koala ( or what ever it is that they are callling the 9.10 version - I forget ) ? My logitech webcam used to work with earlier Kubuntus, but now all I get is a grey background. Any war stories

Re: Skype on Kubuntu

On Thu, 2009-11-26 at 16:03 +1300, Vik Olliver wrote: > On 26/11/09 Christopher Sawtell wrote: > > Has anybody got Skype ( ver. 2.1.0.47 ) video to work on (K)ubuntu > > Kosmic Koala ( or what ever it is that they are callling the 9.10 version - > > I > > forget ) ?

Re: Skype on Kubuntu

this work for you? Unfortunately not. I suppose it's the fact that Skype is beta grade software. It works well when driven by mplayer. -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell

Re: Skype on Kubuntu

Christopher Sawtell wrote: iirc My webcam is a Logitech 3500. ( usb id number:- 046d:09a4 ) Same as mine. More help solicited. Well this is weird. I just checked mine and got the same result (single click on test and nothing happens, double click and full screen goes grey) As I suggested

Re: Skype on Kubuntu

2009/11/26 Jim Cheetham > On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 3:28 PM, Christopher Sawtell > wrote: > > Has anybody got Skype ( ver. 2.1.0.47 ) video to work on (K)ubuntu Kosmic > > Koala ( or what ever it is that they are callling the 9.10 version - I > > forget ) ? > > M

Re: Skype on Kubuntu

On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 3:28 PM, Christopher Sawtell wrote: > Has anybody got Skype ( ver. 2.1.0.47 ) video to work on (K)ubuntu Kosmic > Koala ( or what ever it is that they are callling the 9.10 version - I > forget ) ? > My logitech webcam used to work with earlier Kubuntus, but n

Re: Skype on Kubuntu

On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:03:12 you wrote: > On 26/11/09 Christopher Sawtell wrote: > > Has anybody got Skype ( ver. 2.1.0.47 ) video to work on (K)ubuntu > > Kosmic Koala ( or what ever it is that they are callling the 9.10 version > > - I forget ) ? > > Krashing Koala, I

Re: Skype on Kubuntu

On 26/11/09 Christopher Sawtell wrote: > Has anybody got Skype ( ver. 2.1.0.47 ) video to work on (K)ubuntu > Kosmic Koala ( or what ever it is that they are callling the 9.10 version - I > forget ) ? Krashing Koala, I find. Hopefully the recent nvidia fixups will help. Vik :v)

Re: Skype on Kubuntu

On Thu, 2009-11-26 at 15:28 +1300, Christopher Sawtell wrote: > Has anybody got Skype ( ver. 2.1.0.47 ) video to work on (K)ubuntu > Kosmic Koala ( or what ever it is that they are callling the 9.10 > version - I forget ) ? Yup, sound/video works fine on my Sony Vaio (VGN-SR16GN), whi

Skype on Kubuntu

Has anybody got Skype ( ver. 2.1.0.47 ) video to work on (K)ubuntu Kosmic Koala ( or what ever it is that they are callling the 9.10 version - I forget ) ? My logitech webcam used to work with earlier Kubuntus, but now all I get is a grey background. Any war stories - both good and bad - and a

Skype video problem solved!!!!!

A tip here for those, like me , frustrated users of skype If your camera does not produce an image check 'xvattr -a XV_AUTOPAINT_COLORKEY' in a xterm. Options are 0 or 1. If the result is "0" rerun the cmd with "-v 1" on the end to reset it. Some dirty apps,

Re: skype

work in wine on Ubuntu 8.10, I tried and gave up after copying 20+ files off an XP machine chasing errors messages. Cheers, Me. On Wed, 2009-04-08 at 21:12 +1200, Barry Marchant wrote: > Has anyone any experience of running skype for windows in an emulator? > Why do it you ask? > >

skype

Has anyone any experience of running skype for windows in an emulator? Why do it you ask? In order to run the latest version tia Barry

Re: skype video

On Friday 06 March 2009 13:14:58 Nick Rout wrote: > On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Craig Falconer > > wrote: > > Chris - please remove this from your emails. > > > > > > > > I'm surprised no-one else has complained. > > I have, but it fell on deaf ears. OTOH folks who, for reasons beyond me, d

Re: skype video

On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Craig Falconer wrote: > Chris - please remove this from your emails. > > > > I'm surprised no-one else has complained. I have, but it fell on deaf ears.

Re: skype video

Chris - please remove this from your emails. I'm surprised no-one else has complained. -- Craig Falconer

Re: skype video

On Friday 06 March 2009 10:37:13 Barry Marchant wrote: > anyone out there using skype? Currently when testing video under options > the webcam activates but i only get a black, or white screen, no image. > If i kill skype, then try mplayer -fps 14 tv:// i get a green screen and > the c

Re: skype video

Not sure if related, but I had a similar problem and I found in some forums (don't remember which) this solution: LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so /full/path/to/skype For this you have to have v4l installed. Adrian P.S. I think I found a link, see if this helps:

skype video

anyone out there using skype? Currently when testing video under options the webcam activates but i only get a black, or white screen, no image. If i kill skype, then try mplayer -fps 14 tv:// i get a green screen and the camera is not activated. Something seems to block Xv but no msgs to

Re: skype video problem

On Wednesday 07 January 2009 09:33:39 Barry Marchant wrote: > I have a problem in that the video in side will not work after i have > viewed a wmv file even though 2 Xv ports are available. To fix the > problem it is necessary to restart X. > > Is there a way to monitor X or reset Xv or to find out

skype video problem

I have a problem in that the video in side will not work after i have viewed a wmv file even though 2 Xv ports are available. To fix the problem it is necessary to restart X. Is there a way to monitor X or reset Xv or to find out what has blocked or not released its connection? top does not sh

Re: Recording Skype conversations?

Christopher Sawtell wrote: Greets folks, Anybody know a useful dodge to record Skype conversations? considered jackd? ive use it to do all kinds of wacky audio routing

Re: Recording Skype conversations?

1) One option is to use a splitter cable on line out which you plug into both the headphones and line in. 2) I tried this a while back but it just wouldn't work for me: http://porpoisehead.net/hi/?q=node/23 3) There was also a script called Skype-Rec floating on Source Forge - not sur

Re: Recording Skype conversations?

On Thu, 2008-11-27 at 14:04 +1300, Christopher Sawtell wrote: > > both sockets in use by headphones and microphone. Ah, sorry. Genius here has a USB headset leaving little analogue porty things free for experimentation. Skype does not play nice. Vik :v)

Re: Recording Skype conversations?

Uhhh, Audacity? I've used it to record the audio output of an emulator, but I don't know if it could be used to record two channels simultaneously. -Aidan Christopher Sawtell wrote: Greets folks, Anybody know a useful dodge to record Skype conversations? TIA a 10^6

Re: Recording Skype conversations?

both sockets in use by headphones and microphone. 2008/11/27 Vik Olliver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Thu, 2008-11-27 at 13:41 +1300, Christopher Sawtell wrote: >> >> Anybody know a useful dodge to record Skype conversations? > > Ordinary boring audio patch lead from l

Re: Recording Skype conversations?

On Thu, 2008-11-27 at 13:41 +1300, Christopher Sawtell wrote: > > Anybody know a useful dodge to record Skype conversations? Ordinary boring audio patch lead from line out to line in. Vik :v)

Recording Skype conversations?

Greets folks, Anybody know a useful dodge to record Skype conversations? TIA a 10^6 -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell

Re: OT: Skype & Standards. Was: Re: SIP phones and pfsense....

On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 4:56 PM, David Lowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At risk of straying even more OT than where we started this thread from, I > came across this article today: > > Why Free Software has poor usability, and how to improve it > > http://mpt.net.nz/archive/2008/08/01/free-softwar

Re: OT: Skype & Standards. Was: Re: SIP phones and pfsense....

At risk of straying even more OT than where we started this thread from, I came across this article today: Why Free Software has poor usability, and how to improve it

Re: OT: Skype & Standards. Was: Re: SIP phones and pfsense....

On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 4:32 PM, Stephen Irons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The standard...there are so many. Not when it comes to the content of an SMTP message there aren't :-) -jim

Re: OT: Skype & Standards. Was: Re: SIP phones and pfsense....

Nick Rout wrote: > On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 2:50 PM, Don Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Perhaps there's reason why ; shouldn't be used. >> >> I don't know what those reasons are. >> >> > > The reason it shouldn't be used is that it isn't in the standard. > The standard...there ar

Re: OT: Skype & Standards. Was: Re: SIP phones and pfsense....

On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 3:36 PM, David Lowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What *is* the appropriate process when a monopoly abuses its position in > defiance of a standard? > > Vote with your feet & suffer the (admittedly minor) consequences. If you are > interested, here's my bug report. > https://

Re: OT: Skype & Standards. Was: Re: SIP phones and pfsense....

What *is* the appropriate process when a monopoly abuses its position in defiance of a standard? Vote with your feet & suffer the (admittedly minor) consequences. If you are interested, here's my bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+bug/257101 I also logged it as a 'br

Re: OT: Skype & Standards. Was: Re: SIP phones and pfsense....

Nick Rout wrote: On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 2:50 PM, Don Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Perhaps there's reason why ; shouldn't be used. I don't know what those reasons are. The reason it shouldn't be used is that it isn't in the standard. I know that. I was just wondering why they didn't

Re: OT: Skype & Standards. Was: Re: SIP phones and pfsense....

On Tue, 2008-08-26 at 15:14 +1200, Nick Rout wrote: > The reason it shouldn't be used is that it isn't in the standard. So the choices are: (1) Get Microsoft to adhere to the standards, or (2) Implement an exception allowing optional non-strict interpretation of the standard. (3) Let Open Source

Re: OT: Skype & Standards. Was: Re: SIP phones and pfsense....

On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 2:50 PM, Don Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Perhaps there's reason why ; shouldn't be used. > > I don't know what those reasons are. > The reason it shouldn't be used is that it isn't in the standard.

Re: OT: Skype & Standards. Was: Re: SIP phones and pfsense....

Nick Rout wrote: I realise your post is slightly tongue in cheek, but... Although you are right about the point of free software, free software is closely (one might almost say necessarily) tied to open standards. Thats why your request to the evolution authors to support an out of standard "fe

Re: OT: Skype & Standards. Was: Re: SIP phones and pfsense....

On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 11:49 AM, David Lowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 10:37 AM, Don Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> That's when you branch the code and start out on our own with something >> that others want if the original guys won't. >> >> > Yes indeed - and

Re: OT: Skype & Standards. Was: Re: SIP phones and pfsense....

On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 10:37 AM, Don Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > David Lowe wrote: > >> So I >> reckon they should break the standard to meet the real world. I'm not >> holding my breath. >> > > That's when you branch the code and start out on our own with something > that others want

Re: OT: Skype & Standards. Was: Re: SIP phones and pfsense....

David Lowe wrote: So I reckon they should break the standard to meet the real world. I'm not holding my breath. That's when you branch the code and start out on our own with something that others want if the original guys won't. Look at how many projects that's happened to. Cheers Don

Re: OT: Skype & Standards. Was: Re: SIP phones and pfsense....

On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 8:25 PM, Don Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How can you call a program that is unusable 'pure'? > > It depends on who the user is... software usually has multiple users and buyers and they all value different things. Something that is technically brilliant but cant be o

Re: OT: Skype & Standards. Was: Re: SIP phones and pfsense....

Good point On Mon, 2008-08-25 at 20:54 +1200, Steve wrote: > On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:25:07 +1200 > Don Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I also wonder if SIP clients are really just 'not as finished as the > > current Skype client'. > > As for

Re: OT: Skype & Standards. Was: Re: SIP phones and pfsense....

a bug. > > Cheers Don Try reading your skype EULA. They own your internet connection and your CPU. SIP is far more complex than what Skype do. Read Chris Hellyar's comment on the carrier grade services available via SIP (separation of signalling and payload, etc). SIP wasn't really

Re: OT: Skype & Standards. Was: Re: SIP phones and pfsense....

point is right on the mark though! If it wasn't for the RFC then my mail server, running postfix, couldn't talk to your mail server (running what ever you run). Skype doesn't have to talk to anything other than skype does it? Hence it's an easier program to write, leaving m

Re: OT: Skype & Standards. Was: Re: SIP phones and pfsense....

On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:25:07 +1200 Don Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I also wonder if SIP clients are really just 'not as finished as the > current Skype client'. > > Cheers Don RFC 3261 defines SIP. It's a standard. Like RFC 2821 defines SMTP. It's

OT: Skype & Standards. Was: Re: SIP phones and pfsense....

ay of looking at it might also be to ask if standards writer are ever going to get the message that to be 'pure' a standard has to deliver results to every user. I'm with Vik - if we knew/know HOW Skype makes it easy, it should be doable - but only if enough people see it a

Re: Does any one have Skype for Sarge?

Sarge support ends 31st March. I'd upgrade to etch. On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:17:32 +1200 Don Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > www.skype.com only seems to have it for etch. > > Cheers Don -- Steve Holdoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: skype install (was: kopete crashes - only 32 bit solutions)

OK I will answer my own question on how to get skype to installed: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=432295 which lists these commands: cd; sudo apt-get install ia32-libs lib32asound2; cd ~/Desktop; wget -N boundlesssupremacy.com/Cappy/getlibs/getlibs-all.deb; wget -N -O skype

Whoo - Skype 2.0 Beta with Video Conferencing

For those if you that choose to / have to use skype the long awaited video conferencing is here. http://share.skype.com/sites/garage/2007/11/skype_20_beta_for_linux_the_great_revolution.html

Re: Phone handset for SIP/Skype & POTS

On 26/06/07, Steve Holdoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: If you want to step up a little bit, Asterisk+tdm-400p will allow you to use your existing handsets/phone line, That would solve the dual use issue well. Although given that I'd prefer using an old laptop than a chunky PC machine, ISA car

Re: Phone handset for SIP/Skype & POTS

, that will connect to the > normal phone line (POTS) as well as to "something" for SIP and/or > Skype. > > If the "something" is "a PC over USB", then it needs to be a Linux OS. > It might be "The Internet over 802.11" in which case the

Phone handset for SIP/Skype & POTS

I'm looking for a cordless telephone handset, that will connect to the normal phone line (POTS) as well as to "something" for SIP and/or Skype. If the "something" is "a PC over USB", then it needs to be a Linux OS. It might be "The Internet over 802.11&q

Re: Skype and sound settings

Christopher Sawtell wrote: > On Thursday 14 September 2006 18:12, Robert Fisher wrote: > >> Could somebody please help me set up my mic to work (with skype.) >> >> To be honest I do not even know how to check if the mic is working. >> > You could load Krec

Re: Skype and sound settings

why not try Gizmo? i does the same thing as skype ?? I really don't know much about them maybe when i get Big band rather than my little band (aka dailup) On Thursday 14 September 2006 21:20, Christopher Sawtell wrote: > On Thursday 14 September 2006 18:12, Robert Fisher wrote: &

Re: Skype and sound settings

On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 20:52:34 +1200 Phill Coxon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 2006-09-14 at 19:22 +1200, Robert Fisher wrote: > > On Thursday 14 September 2006 6:12 pm, Robert Fisher wrote: > > > Could somebody please help me set up my mic to work (with skype.) >

Re: Skype and sound settings

On Thursday 14 September 2006 18:12, Robert Fisher wrote: > Could somebody please help me set up my mic to work (with skype.) > > To be honest I do not even know how to check if the mic is working. You could load Krecord [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ eix krecord [I] media-sound/krecord

Re: Skype and sound settings

On Thu, 2006-09-14 at 19:22 +1200, Robert Fisher wrote: > On Thursday 14 September 2006 6:12 pm, Robert Fisher wrote: > > Could somebody please help me set up my mic to work (with skype.) > > > Well I started my computer again and Skype worked but when I tried to make a > sec

Re: Skype and sound settings

On 9/14/06, Robert Fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Thursday 14 September 2006 6:12 pm, Robert Fisher wrote: > Could somebody please help me set up my mic to work (with skype.) > Well I started my computer again and Skype worked but when I tried to make a second call it woul

Re: Skype and sound settings

Hi Rob, The guy I spoke with (on Skype) said that Skype does not play well with Linux yet but he has heard that there is a new version out in the last week or so which is better. I've had 1.2.0.18 running fine here on SuSE 9.1 (which you gave me the disks for, thanks :) for quite a

Re: Skype and sound settings

On Thursday 14 September 2006 6:12 pm, Robert Fisher wrote: > Could somebody please help me set up my mic to work (with skype.) > Well I started my computer again and Skype worked but when I tried to make a second call it would not and my sound was gone again - all without changing any se

Skype and sound settings

Could somebody please help me set up my mic to work (with skype.) To be honest I do not even know how to check if the mic is working. I played with kmix and got it going but then I lost all sound but I think I have that sorted now. Here are my settings from alsamixer Master 100 Master M

Re: Asterisk, SIP etc. [was Re: Skype - DualPhone]

Andrew Errington wrote: Jo and I took advantage of Harvey Normans 10/15=25 interest free weekend and got a couple of IPAQs with wifi and bluetooth. Do you still have to pay the booking fee even if it's interest free? yes. you also pay a service fee every year

Re: Asterisk, SIP etc. [was Re: Skype - DualPhone]

On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 14:51:05 +1200 Don Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nick Rout wrote: > > >If anyone wants copies of these, let me know. > > > > > > Yes please. > > In other news... > > Jo and I took advantage of Harvey Normans 10/15=25 interest free weekend > and got a couple of IPAQs

Re: Asterisk, SIP etc. [was Re: Skype - DualPhone]

> Jo and I took advantage of Harvey Normans 10/15=25 interest free weekend > and got a couple of IPAQs with wifi and bluetooth. Do you still have to pay the booking fee even if it's interest free?

Re: Asterisk, SIP etc. [was Re: Skype - DualPhone]

Nick Rout wrote: If anyone wants copies of these, let me know. Yes please. In other news... Jo and I took advantage of Harvey Normans 10/15=25 interest free weekend and got a couple of IPAQs with wifi and bluetooth. I was skyping my dad from the cafe in the riccarton hoyts on Monday.

Re: Asterisk, SIP etc. [was Re: Skype - DualPhone]

wants copies of these, let me know. On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 16:38:37 +1200 Andrew Errington wrote: > On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 14:51, you wrote: > > Can i clarify please, will these devices work with any SIP type VOIP > > service or is the hack limited to hooking into Skype? > > Fundame

Re: Asterisk, SIP etc. [was Re: Skype - DualPhone]

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 14:51, you wrote: > Can i clarify please, will these devices work with any SIP type VOIP > service or is the hack limited to hooking into Skype? Fundamentally it is a device that allows you to plug a phone handset into your soundcard (mic and speaker jacks) in plac

Re: Asterisk, SIP etc. [was Re: Skype - DualPhone]

On Friday 21 April 2006 14:51, Nick Rout wrote: > Can i clarify please, will these devices work with any SIP type VOIP > service or is the hack limited to hooking into Skype? They are using your soundcard so you could use them with an SIP/IAX softphone too if you choose. Some softphones l

Re: Asterisk, SIP etc. [was Re: Skype - DualPhone]

Can i clarify please, will these devices work with any SIP type VOIP service or is the hack limited to hooking into Skype? On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 14:42:23 +1200 Andrew Errington wrote: (about chat cords) -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Asterisk, SIP etc. [was Re: Skype - DualPhone]

Southisland components should have 600 ohm transformers for telephone use. I've also used the ones from farnell before and they're very good (thou I recall they weren't cheap). Cheers Don Volker Kuhlmann wrote: I couldn't find a 600R transformer, so I built the potential divider version. I

Re: Asterisk, SIP etc. [was Re: Skype - DualPhone]

t works- and it's cool to be able to connect my cordless phone base station to the PC and wander around with the phone whilst using Skype, but the echo is too bad for the other end. I had one highly successful call using it, where there was little or no echo, so I am not sure whether

Re: Asterisk, SIP etc. [was Re: Skype - DualPhone]

> I couldn't find a 600R transformer, so I built the potential divider > version. It does work, but I seemed to get a lot of echo, or rather, the > other end got a lot of echo. That transformer looks like a somewhat specialised item to me. If the local electronics shops don't have it, and I wou

Re: Asterisk, SIP etc. [was Re: Skype - DualPhone]

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 14:00, you wrote: > OK found it. They're called Chat cords, and can be found at > http://www.chat-cord.com/ ( buy from OZ, > http://ozvoip.com/showProduct.php?device=chatcord ), or build your own at > http://www.grynx.com/index.php/projects/build-your-own-chat-cord/ Aha! This

Re: Asterisk, SIP etc. [was Re: Skype - DualPhone]

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 14:00:59 +1200 Steve Holdoway wrote: > On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:31:53 +1200 > Steve Holdoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:57:11 +1200 > > Don Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Tell us everything! Cordless is my interest. > > > > > You

Re: Asterisk, SIP etc. [was Re: Skype - DualPhone]

On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:31:53 +1200 Steve Holdoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:57:11 +1200 > Don Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Tell us everything! Cordless is my interest. > > > You can buy or make a converter to plug your current cordless into the usb > port

Re: Skype - DualPhone

On Thursday 20 April 2006 21:05, Steve Holdoway wrote: > Thanks for that Hads. You can download a pricelist from linuxservices.co.nz > ( can't remember where - and you have to look quite hard: it's a pdf ), but > a tdm400p with one fxo and one fxs and 2 empty ports is $380, and fxo/fxs > modules ar

Re: Skype - DualPhone

On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:56:27 +1200 Hadley Rich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thursday 20 April 2006 19:47, Don Gould wrote: > > Do you have urls to the digium board? > > http://www.digium.com/en/products/hardware/tdm400p.php > > > Are they ptc? > > ? > > > Do you know what > > they cost? >

Re: Skype - DualPhone

On Thursday 20 April 2006 19:47, Don Gould wrote: > Do you have urls to the digium board? http://www.digium.com/en/products/hardware/tdm400p.php > Are they ptc? ? > Do you know what > they cost? Around NZ$300 for the main board with a single FXO[1] and then around $140 for each extra FXO an

Re: Skype - DualPhone

Steve Holdoway wrote: Whatever you want. Softphones abound and many are free. I'm still trying to find one for windows mobile wo I can be 'at the office' at Starbucks. Digium sell a rather nice board that offers 4 pots lines - either in or out - on a PCI card, or you can get USB phones, .

Re: Skype - DualPhone

3/month. Next is the other way, which is a > >25 quid setup fee, then standard uk rates. This *will* save me a fortune! > >It's even got CLI, which the land line doesn't! > > > > > > > Interesting to note that a local call with Telecom on a business li

Re: Asterisk, SIP etc. [was Re: Skype - DualPhone]

On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:57:11 +1200 Don Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tell us everything! Cordless is my interest. > You can buy or make a converter to plug your current cordless into the usb port. I've got one at work, and found plans on how to make one for about $10. I'll post more deta

Re: Skype - DualPhone

ooked like a good product that people like my > parents and family would be interested in. It's cordless and it's > connected. Well, a friend of mine did have one of these, and it seemed to work okay. They had Skype on Windows though (so no problems there). A -- Now playing: D

Re: Skype - DualPhone

Andrew Errington wrote: Treo SmartPhone is quite popular for this sort of thing. Cheers, I'll have a look at that. I myself have progressed from a Palm PDA to 3"x5" index cards held together with a binder clip (the eponymous Hipster PDA). I have an early Palm with the green screen, a So

Re: Asterisk, SIP etc. [was Re: Skype - DualPhone]

On Thursday 20 April 2006 18:57, Don Gould wrote: > Hadley Rich wrote: > >There are also heaps of SIP based hardphones available (not currently very > >available in NZ but I have some inside knowledge that that is about to > >change :). > > Tell us everything! Cordless is my interest. IMHO the be

Re: Skype - DualPhone

Andrew Errington wrote: On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:08, you wrote: See: Refering to the web dualphone web site, I see that this product isn't supported by Linux. Has anyone had a play with this product yet? I had my first play with Skype under linux the other day and was impr

Re: Skype - DualPhone

On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:53, you wrote: > > I was looking at some PDAs today (as the wife wants to get orginised) > and that was one of my considerations. Treo SmartPhone is quite popular for this sort of thing. I myself have progressed from a Palm PDA to 3"x5" index cards held together with a bin

Re: Asterisk, SIP etc. [was Re: Skype - DualPhone]

Hadley Rich wrote: Indeed, an open standards product is definitely the way to go. No agrument here. Asterisk is great although not necessary if you simply want to make VoIP phone calls. In my case I got on to this because my mum and dad both use skype to talk with family a lot now

Re: Skype - DualPhone

, all for gbp3/month. Next is the other way, which is a 25 quid setup fee, then standard uk rates. This *will* save me a fortune! It's even got CLI, which the land line doesn't! Interesting to note that a local call with Telecom on a business line at $50+ per month costs 4.55 c

Re: Skype - DualPhone

On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:08, you wrote: > See: > Refering to the web dualphone web site, I see that this product isn't > supported by Linux. > > Has anyone had a play with this product yet? > > I had my first play with Skype under linux the other day and was > impresse

Asterisk, SIP etc. [was Re: Skype - DualPhone]

On Thursday 20 April 2006 18:23, Steve Holdoway wrote: > Try http://asteriskathome.sourceforge.net/. You'll get a far better > solution that won't take all your available resources for no aparrent (sp?) > reason, and isn't owned by ebay. > > I really am getting to love this product, and I've only j

Re: Skype - DualPhone

nux. > > Has anyone had a play with this product yet? > > I had my first play with Skype under linux the other day and was > impressed. Sadly my laptops mic port is bung. > > Cheers Don

Skype - DualPhone

See: http://www.tcn.bowenvale.co.nz/index.php?page=shop.browse&category_id=23&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1 Refering to the web dualphone web site, I see that this product isn't supported by Linux. Has anyone had a play with this product yet? I had my first play with Skyp

Re: OT: Skype with a regular handset

On Mon, Jan 09, 2006 at 10:28:33AM +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote: > ... but SIP is much *more* correct (: Indeed, it's an Open Protocol, which means that you can *know* where your traffic is going, as opposed to Skype, where you can only do traffic analysis on encrypted datastreams on your

Re: OT: Skype with a regular handset

On Mon, January 9, 2006 10:20 am, Jim Cheetham wrote: > Contrast HTTP to BitTorrent :-) Neither is perfect, neither is > "correct". > > -jim > ... but SIP is much *more* correct (: -- Work like you don't need the money, Love like your heart has never been broken and Dance like no one can see yo

Re: OT: Skype with a regular handset

On Sat, Jan 07, 2006 at 03:00:14PM +1300, Andrew Errington wrote: > In other news, I just discovered Gizmo. This is a similar thing to Skype, > but uses SIPphone and standard VOIP. It may be preferable to Skype for two > reasons. > > 1) Uses open, standard protocols &g

Re: OT: Skype with a regular handset

Hi, > Andrew, echo is likly to be being caused by the complex impedance and > E&M seperation. yes yes - this is true - but what can be done about echo? Is there anything you can do to ensure you are not causing echo in your skype setup. The telephone network has worked very hard t

Re: OT: Skype with a regular handset

cordless. I spent some time talking with a friend who knows quite a bit about these things. Cheers Don On Sat, 2006-01-07 at 16:02, Derek Smithies wrote: > Hi, > I have "used" skype and other voip things for a while now. > > If you are receving echo from the othe

Re: OT: Skype with a regular handset

Hi, I have "used" skype and other voip things for a while now. If you are receving echo from the other end, it suggests something is wrong at the other end. Basically, it means that audio you are sending is getting into the mic circuit of the remote endpoint. It can happen if the

Re: OT: Skype with a regular handset

with Linux, but all it is is an equivalent of a microphone and speakers, so is OS neutral. I don't know if there is DTMF detection in software for Linux, I downloaded and installed the Windows chat-cord code. This does detect and decode DTMF, so you can drive Skype with the telephone keypad. B

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