[Asterisk-Users] Asterisk compare with Skype

[Jay Milk]

They're two different animals.  Skype is a protocol and a flashy UI, and
PSTN calls are limited to their proprietary gateway (costing however
much they want to charge).  Asterisk is a full-featured PBX which can
utilize many different protocols, different soft- or hardphones, and any
PSTN gateway you like, so you can expect competitive pricing.

Asking to compare * with Skype is akin to comparing "The Internet" with
"FTP".  Skype's functionality is a subset of asterisk's functionality.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen [mailto:myvoip at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 12:39 PM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Asterisk compare with Skype
> 
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I face some problems when I try to introduce Asterisk to my 
> customers / 
> friends.
> 
> They are not convince as they are currently using Skype and asking me 
> what is/are the different between this two.
> 
> Does anyone in the community can provide such a comparison chart?
> 
> What's your opinion ?
> 
> Thanks and Regards,
> Stephen