Is Linux Voice over IP Ready?
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First of all, you need a provider offering the service. Some popular providers offer the service for free, and some require a subscription fee. Among the free ones are the following: SIPphone, Skype, SIP Broker and Google. Most...
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First of all, you need a provider offering the service. Some popular providers offer the service for free, and some require a subscription fee. Among the free ones are the following: SIPphone, Skype, SIP Broker and Google. Most free services, however, do not allow you to connect with the conventional telephone network. This so-called full phone service is usually not free. Among the most popular full phone service providers are the following: Vonage, Lingo, AOL TotalTalk and SIPphone. These lists are certainly not exhaustive, as new local and global providers join the pool on a near-daily basis. Also, many SMEs are currently setting up a VoIP network for internal use within companies. If you want to set up your own VoIP network, you might want to look into Asterisk server software or sipX, which are open-source PBX implementations. Alternatively, if you want to use only the soft phone, meaning the audio system of your computer (audio boxes and microphone or headset) and accompanying software, check out Ekiga, formerly GnomeMeeting, as announced January 8, 2006, in the GnomeMeeting blog. Although Ekiga supports a range of hardware, it is usually set up to support (video) conferencing features implemented on the software level. Like sipX and Asterisk, it is open-source software. Note: PBX stands for Private Branch eXchange, the system that centralizes all of a business' telephone sets.
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