[asterisk-users] Skype for Asterisk, Skype For SIP

[Brad Finberg]

I have been using SiSky Enterprise Edition to integrate Skype with asterisk. You can even call saved skype users from your asterisk system, by creating speed dials in SiSky. Unfortunately it is not a free product but it is very reasonable.


Thank you,
Brad Finberg


----- Original Message -----
From: Alejandro Imass <ait at p2ee.org>
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Cc:
Date: Sunday, July 18 2010 8:57 AM
Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Skype for Asterisk, Skype For SIP
On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 7:48 AM, Vieri <rentorbuy at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to integrate Skype and Asterisk but I'm only interested in these 2 things:
>
> 1) allow any Asterisk SIP extension to call any Skype "user". I do not need to call landlines via Skype.
>

I think this is _explicitly_ not supported in the Skype for SIP docs.

> 2) allow Internet Skype "users" to call my Asterisk PBX Skype "user" and route the call to a specific Asterisk SIP extension.
>

Here is how it goes from my experience with Skype: each SIP channel
will cost you about $5 a month, regardless if you have a landline
number with them or not. Your account will be assigned a special Skype
number 99xxxxxxxxxxxxx . With that number a Skype user can call you
and it will be free. You _cannot_ call Skype users from your PBX, as I
stated above, this is an explicit no-no in the docs. If you want to
make calls from your PBX to landlines you have to buy Skype credit
just like you would with a regular skype client. If you want
land-lines to call your PBX you need to purchase a skype number which
about $60 a year.


> At first, I thought it would be simple and free. However, correct me if I'm wrong but the Skype "user" I can use within the Asterisk PBX cannot be the "standard type" (used by eg. desktop Skype applications) but needs to be created by the Skype User Manager for Business Solutions. I believe this has a price although Skype For SIP Open Beta seems to be free until Q4 2010.

I think you can associate existing skype users to your Business
Solutions manager but I still don't understand exactly how or why this
is useful, and I don't think it has to do with you being able to call
any of them from your PBX. Then again I haven't paid much attention to
that and perhaps you have more insight into this.
>
> Has anyone found a way to make "pure Internet user-to-user" Skype/SIP calls via Asterisk (no PSTN involved) for free?

As I said above, once you have purchased your SIP channel you can make
free calls to your PBX using the special number but it's only INBOUND
AFAIK.

Best,
Alejandro Imass


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> Thanks,
>
> Vieri
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