hmmm does fwd have unlimited pc to phone in the U.S? I'll look at their site again. Not used them or any other voip services in a couple of years now. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 10:23 AM Subject: Re: VOIP clients for Windows and Linux? > Skype is a proprietary protocol. In other words, it has a license that > makes most of us rather ill. Therefore, I don't believe you'll find it > supported by linphone or twinkle. > > If you want low cost, you can look at Free World Dialup or Ekiga. But, > you should forget Skype. > > Janina > > Nick Stockton writes: >> Well as far as skype goes pc to pc calls are free and if you want to get >> unlimited pc to phone calls in the U.S and Canada you can pay about $2.50 >> a >> month. >> as far as a linux based console client I only know of one called linphone >> but don't know how hard it is to get working. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Gaijin" <gaijin at clearwire.net> >> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." >> <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 6:17 PM >> Subject: OT: VOIP clients for Windows and Linux? >> >> >> > Hello, >> > >> > I was wondering if there was still any old-fashioned, direct, >> > computer to computer VOIP clients out there that *don't* go through >> > some 3rd-party service like Skype, that will run on both Windows and >> > Linux, or at least Windows, so a friend can do some remote >> > troubleshooting of my WinXP box. I was hoping to just email or phone >> > this friend our IP numbers, input it into a simple VOIP client, and be >> > able to speak to each other while he troubleshoots my system. I only >> > have a cell phone, and the battery is only good for about an hour per >> > day, leaving me up the creek if I ever need to dial 911. All the >> > client >> > needs to do is create a voice connection between two computers, without >> > any frils, IP to IP. We both can't afford 20-odd phone systems, just >> > to >> > stay in touch, and everything out there now seems to require that >> > everything pass through some middle-man or service that now has to be >> > paid for. I'm wondering whatever happened to software like >> > see-you-see-mee, or whatever that video-chat program was called, that >> > was being used on IRC, or the old I-Phone software...wherever they >> > went. >> > I'm looking for the cheapest, free voice communications software that >> > there is for Windows, and if possible, that will also work on Linux. >> > Any clues would be appreciated. TIA, >> > >> > Michael >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Speakup mailing list >> > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > > Janina Sajka, Phone: +1.202.595.7777; sip:janina at a11y.org > Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://CapitalAccessibility.Com > > Marketing the Owasys 22C talking screenless cell phone in the U.S. and > Canada > Learn more at http://ScreenlessPhone.Com > > Chair, Open Accessibility janina at a11y.org > Linux Foundation http://a11y.org > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
