Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP

2011-10-25 Thread Barry Drake
On 25/10/11 13:16, alan c wrote: Jitsi? http://jitsi.org/ Secure video calls, conferencing, chat, desktop sharing, file transfer, support for your favorite OS, and IM network. All this, and more, in Jitsi - the most complete and advanced open source communicator. ==

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP

2011-10-25 Thread alan c
On 25/10/11 13:16, alan c wrote: > itsi? > http://jitsi.org/ > > > Secure video calls, conferencing, chat, desktop sharing, file > transfer, support for your favorite OS, and IM network. All this, and > more, in Jitsi - the most complete and advanced open source communicator. > ==

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP

2011-10-25 Thread alan c
On 25/10/11 09:40, Barry Drake wrote: > On 18/10/11 14:42, Tim Dobson wrote: >> I used to work for a gradwell reseller and they definitely have an >> unlimited UK landlines package. Call them up, speak to a salesdroid >> and get him to sort you out... ideally get him to mail you some >> options.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP

2011-10-25 Thread Barry Drake
On 25/10/11 10:08, Alan Lord (News) wrote: The most reliable softphone I have found/use on Ubuntu is SFLphone: http://sflphone.org/ That is fantastic! It installed and configured far more easily than any of the others I'd tried. Unfortunately I could only get it to install from the binaries

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP

2011-10-25 Thread Dave Morley
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 25/10/11 10:08, Alan Lord (News) wrote: > On 25/10/11 09:40, Barry Drake wrote: >> On 18/10/11 14:42, Tim Dobson wrote: > >> SoftPhones: I tried and failed with Ekiga. ZoiPer is recommended >> by CallCentric and worked well when I installed it, but

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP

2011-10-25 Thread Alan Lord (News)
On 25/10/11 09:40, Barry Drake wrote: On 18/10/11 14:42, Tim Dobson wrote: SoftPhones: I tried and failed with Ekiga. ZoiPer is recommended by CallCentric and worked well when I installed it, but it crashed and burned after a while, and unless I re-install, I can't use it. As it seems to be de

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP

2011-10-25 Thread Barry Drake
On 18/10/11 14:42, Tim Dobson wrote: I used to work for a gradwell reseller and they definitely have an unlimited UK landlines package. Call them up, speak to a salesdroid and get him to sort you out... ideally get him to mail you some options. :) I'm coming back on a now somewhat extinct thre

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP

2011-10-18 Thread Tim Dobson
On 18/10/11 12:02, Daniel Case wrote: > These are all good, but I can't seem to find an 'unlimited' plan on any > of them, or prepay for 3000 minutes cheaply. They all seem to be pay as > you go, while 1.20p is cheap...I go through 3000-5000 minutes to UK home > phones which was why I got the 'Skyp

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP

2011-10-18 Thread Tim Dobson
On 17/10/11 22:21, Daniel Case wrote: > Hey Guys, > > Sorry for the off-topicness, but I figured you guys would be the most > knowledgeable people I know for this kind of thing. > > I'm looking to move to an open-source alternative to Skype, I know SIP > is one of the protocols used, and I tried

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP

2011-10-18 Thread Daniel Case
011 13:00:20 + Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP As "3" are currently promoting Skype, it is free over a "3" phone with all Skype account privileges, when I looked around , Skype seemed to be the best deal for overseas and UK calls. So on a low minutes contract with

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP

2011-10-18 Thread Michael Daniels
use my contract minutes should read "have used all of my contract minutes", sorry about that. From: michae...@hotmail.co.uk To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:00:20 + Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP As "3" are currently pr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP

2011-10-18 Thread Michael Daniels
minutes. I do not know if the "Skype support" is available to pay as you go phones. Hope this helps. Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:49:43 +0100 From: danielcas...@gmail.com To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP I assume they will be doing what most 'u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP

2011-10-18 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 18 October 2011 13:49, Daniel Case wrote: > I assume they will be doing what most 'unlimited' providers do, and giving > the heavy users the unused minutes from the lighter users. > > Pretty sure that's how unlimited plans work? Anything similar I can get? > It's going to become very costly on

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP

2011-10-18 Thread Daniel Case
I assume they will be doing what most 'unlimited' providers do, and giving the heavy users the unused minutes from the lighter users. Pretty sure that's how unlimited plans work? Anything similar I can get? It's going to become very costly on pay as you go Daniel On Tuesday, 18 October 2011,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP

2011-10-18 Thread Kris Douglas
That many minutes for only £5 is very hard to match, no doubt Skype is somehow doing that at a loss. Sent from my Desire HD running CM7 On Oct 18, 2011 12:03 PM, "Daniel Case" wrote: > These are all good, but I can't seem to find an 'unlimited' plan on any of > them, or prepay for 3000 minutes c

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP

2011-10-18 Thread Daniel Case
These are all good, but I can't seem to find an 'unlimited' plan on any of them, or prepay for 3000 minutes cheaply. They all seem to be pay as you go, while 1.20p is cheap...I go through 3000-5000 minutes to UK home phones which was why I got the 'Skype unlimited' subscription for £5, do any SIP p

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP

2011-10-17 Thread Alan Lord (News)
On 17/10/11 22:21, Daniel Case wrote: I'm looking to move to an open-source alternative to Skype... Gradwell have a very good reputation; we have several customers using them and being delighted with costs and services. Although they are really for business services they may have consumer pa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP

2011-10-17 Thread Kris Douglas
Hi Dan. I work for a fairly big Staffordshire based VOIP provider, SIP is definitely the way to go, if you contact me off list I can show you some quotes. However, the reason I am actually replying is about mobile rates. Our sip trunk provider give us near cost price mobile rates, and the rates w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP

2011-10-17 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 17 October 2011 22:21, Daniel Case wrote: > Hey Guys, > > Sorry for the off-topicness, but I figured you guys would be the most > knowledgeable people I know for this kind of thing. > > I'm looking to move to an open-source alternative to Skype, I know SIP > is one of the protocols used, and I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP

2011-10-17 Thread Daniel Case
Just to clarify, the unlimited subscription is needed to call a home phone, the mobile issue is a separate one I've just wondered about for some time. Daniel -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Open Source VOIP

2011-10-17 Thread Daniel Case
Hey Guys, Sorry for the off-topicness, but I figured you guys would be the most knowledgeable people I know for this kind of thing. I'm looking to move to an open-source alternative to Skype, I know SIP is one of the protocols used, and I tried SipGate today. On initial testing (a 2 hour call to