Re: Debian + PC to Phone applications
Hi Mark
On Sat, 2004-02-14 at 22:05, Mark wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 14, 2004 at 10:09:14PM +0800, Neilen wrote:
> >
> > Does gnome-meeting allow you to call to a normal telephone from a
> > computer? I need to be able to speak to people who do not have
> > computers.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Neilen
>
> It will if you find a provider who offers an H.323 to C7 (PSTN)
> Gateway. I believe that there are several out there, but any
> provider which supports Microsoft's netmeeting should be okay,
> so long as you're not required to 'dial' using ms-ldap.
>
> The issue is all about converting signalling (for addressing),
> and voice-codecs.
>
> GSM is a good choice, CS-ACELP tandems very poorly, so should
> be avoided if you can (aka G.729a). G.711 is great if you have
> the bandwidth.
This sounds great, and I have plenty of BW here (1.5M/256k ADSL). Could
you please provide a reference URL where I might find specific info
about doing this, and which providers will work? BTW, what do you mean
by "tandems poorly"?
Thanks
Neilen
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Neilen <brick@adept.co.za>
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