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There is chanskype but it is expensive and has its limitations<br>
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Al Bochter wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid45916C7A.9010003@bochterservices.com" type="cite">So
if I had a customer that wants Skype added to an Asterisk box
<br>
Is it worth the time to try to add a skype account to an Asterisk
system?
<br>
<br>
Best regards,
<br>
<br>
Al Bochter
<br>
Bochter Services
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.BochterServices.com/?t=Email">http://www.BochterServices.com/?t=Email</a>
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Julio Arruda wrote:
<br>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite"><br>
There are some (few) embedded systems now doing "skype" in non PC based
gear. A friend of mine got a Skype Wifi phone from Netgear and seems to
be happy with it.
<br>
<br>
Still, is proprietary, and as such, an artificial constraint is imposed
in how you will use it.
<br>
<br>
<br>
Peter Beckman wrote:
<br>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">On Mon, 18 Dec 2006, Mike Hammett wrote:
<br>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">I don't use Skype, nor do I intend to.
However, does anyone know of any
<br>
gotchas in addition to general Skype behavior of the new $30 annual
<br>
unlimited plan? How can a $25 or $30 a month unlimited plan compete
with
<br>
that?
<br>
</blockquote>
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Skype is heavily tied to a PC. The PC has to be running all the time
in
<br>
order for you to receive calls. For some, that's no problem, since
they
<br>
spend most of their time in front of their computer. There are
products
<br>
that allow you to distribute the Skype signal throughout your house
<br>
wiring, such as the $60-ish VoSky.
<br>
<br>
If one could port their number to Skype, it might be worth it. I do
think
<br>
though that losing phone service when your PC breaks or gets a virus
won't
<br>
be acceptable to most, yet. If someone builds an affordable box that
runs
<br>
Windows+Skype in a small, hardware/flash system (embedded Skype
<br>
effectively), that will compete directly with Vonage.
<br>
<br>
A solution:
<br>
* Port your current home number to TossableDigits.com (shameless
plug)
<br>
* Forward your number to your SkypeIn number
<br>
* Buy a VoSky <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/818a/">http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/818a/</a>
<br>
* Run Skype on your PC with Windows (dunno of VoSky works on Mac)
<br>
<br>
Poof. Now you pay $35.88/year + 8c/min incoming for your home number,
<br>
plus $40/year for a SkypeIn number, plus $30/year ($15/year before Feb
1,
<br>
2007) for all US/Canada calling. Clearly if you could port your
number to
<br>
Skype you'd save the cost of Tossable Digits, but at this time you
cannot.
<br>
<br>
So instead of the $300+tax ($350/year est.) for Vonage, you're paying
<br>
$90.88 (assuming you sign up with Skype before 2/1/07) plus 8c/min
<br>
incoming. If you can avoid TD and run your own SIP channel forwarding
to
<br>
your SkypeIn number, or use the chanSkype service, you'll pay even
less.
<br>
<br>
Still, you are ultimately responsible for all technical support,
upgrades,
<br>
firmware updates, software maintence, etc, and Vonage has been pretty
<br>
solid for stability for the last year or two. There needs to be a few
<br>
more changes to service, such as Skype able to port numbers and Skype
<br>
being able to be embedded into hardware without a PC tether before it
will
<br>
be cost effective AND low maintenance.
<br>
<br>
Beckman
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