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On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:58:28 +0100 tom wrote: > Grant Sewell wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I've been asked by the-people-who-wear-ties to look into out phone > > costs, specifically to compare costs of international calling with > > our current provider (UKTelCo) with Skype. I'm broadening my > > defined scope of comparison and would like to look into other forms > > of VoIP as well. > > > > It would seem that Asterisk et al are the way to go. And that's > > where my knowledge of VoIP seems to stop. > > > > We have 2xADSL lines, neither are being fully utilised, so we could > > have our VoIP going through one of those. Do we need to sign up > > with a SIP provider or can we be one ourselves? If the former, any > > recommendations? If the latter, how to do it? Etc, etc. > > > > Any "idiots guides" to VoIP/SIP? The vast majority of things I've > > come across seem to jump straight in with an assumption that you > > already know how VoIP/SIP systems work... I don't. > > > > Cheers. > > Grant. :) > > > > > Skype is not SIP - its a proprietary set-up and will effectively lock > you in(suits will not be capable of using two different phone > programs). An you cant call SIP from it - or couldnt last time I > looked. I don't recall actually saying Skype was SIP or even saying that Skype could interact with SIP. I said that I had been asked to compare our existing telephony provider with Skype. > And remember you don't need to but a VOIP phone - a cheap (MP3) > headset will do and work out a lot cheaper and wont take up new > cables/airwaves/deskspace. I'm quite happy with giving them all software-phones. Many people are already using Skype for Skype-Skype communications, so the concept of talking to someone through the computer isn't an alien one. Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html