[Asterisk-Users] Compare to Skype

[Ronald Wiplinger]

mgraves at mstvp.com wrote:
> What would be ideal is the introduction of an open source wideband codec
> implementation. Then you could see it adopted into SIP end points and
> used with SER realtively quickly. Sadly, an Asterisk implmentation
> would lag a little behind due to the amount of work required in an
> implementation that processed the streams to bridge into the TDM/PSTN
> world. It would be great....but don't hold your breath.
>
> For now there are Skype bridges like PSWG and Uplink that interface
> Skype to SIP. These are simplistic but sometimes workable.
>
> Does anyone here have experience with Uplink? I tried PSGW and gave up
> eventually.
>   
I am also a "supporter" of PSGW although on my AMD it never worked. Now 
it is getting obsolete at all, since I switch next week finally to a 
Linux desktop !!!!

I never heard about Uplink, where is it, does it work?
 From the uplink web:


    System Requirements

    * Windows 98/2000/Me/XP/2003

sigh !!!!


bye

Ronald Wiplinger