[Asterisk-Users] IP to IP call without server?

[Michael Graves]

On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 16:38:00 +0900, nkb wrote:

>> I'm not a big fan of supporting proprietary soltuions so I'd avoid
>> Skype. However, what about Free World Dialup? Uses common sip clients,
>> they have the new Pulver communicator which supports video, voice, and
>> text chat. Seems like a good solution.
>> 
>What's the diff. between FWD and Skype other than Skype uses proprietary 
>solution? I'm getting a little confused with these softphones and 
>provider companies. I cant tell what's so great of one from the other. 
>Is there something special about FWD I'm missing that make it better 
>than other solution like Skype? Thanks!

>From my standpoint as the user of * for my home office I prefer FWD.
They have an experimental program that lets me use IAX2 to connect my
server to theirs. While it's not a production program yet (Ed Guy
assures us that will happen soon) it has been useful. The fact that
they support the * community makes me inclibed to use/support their
effort over Skype.

FWIW, Skype isn't anything spectacularily innovative anyway. There's
been much coverage of this fact in the bloggosphere. It works, connects
Skype users, PSTN if you pay. How is that any different of better than
anything else? They handle NAT well, but so do IAX2 clients. They
generate a lot of hype, which many SIP providers don't.

Michael
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