Re: Debian + PC to Phone applications
On Sat, Feb 14, 2004 at 07:34:26PM +0800, Neilen wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I'm currently working abroad of my home county, and calling home over
> POTS is very expensive. Great (factor 10-20) discounts can be achieved
> if I use a PC to phone provider, such as pccall.com or go2call.com.
> However they all seem to require the use of windows software. I suspect
> they might work with WINE, but I'm a little afraid of paying to open an
> account, and then being left in the cold.
I am pretty sure that go2call offer a SIP based service. SIP is an
internet protocol so, in theory, their service should work with any
softphone which follows the standard. Linphone, kphone and sjphone
are three Linux softphones I am aware of. The first two are free
software.
Alternatively, you could invest in a SIP hardphone or analogue telephone
adapter (ATA).
> Has anyone had any success using a PC to phone app on Debian/other
> Linuxen? And, somewhat importantly, did bidirectional sound support
> work?
The three applications I mention function reasonably well with full
duplex sound but my experience of using them for any length of time is
not extensive.
Brian.
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