[asterisk-users] IAX2 - providers discontinuing support

Joseph syscon780 at gmail.com
Wed May 12 17:45:07 CDT 2010


On 05/12/10 16:04, Joe Greco wrote:
>> What is wrong with IAX2 protocol?
>> If IAX2 is so much better than SIP so why providers discontinuing support for IAX2
>>
>> I was with provider "callwithus" but they discontinue IAX2
>> I switched to "checkbox.cc" but they discontinued it as well.
>>
>> What is wrong with IAX2?
>
>The same thing that's wrong with a lot of theoretically superior
>technologies: SIP is *more* universal, and therefore if it's a choice
>of supporting two technologies or just one, SIP has more bang for the
>buck.  Almost every gadget or gizmo supports SIP.  Few support IAX2.
>To support IAX2 for the relatively small number of people who know what
>it is and who are running Asterisk or IAX2-capable gear may be more
>trouble than it is worth.
>
>... JG

Any recommendation for reliable IAX2 provider with good rates to Asia?	

-- 
Joseph



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