OK David, thanks to your clarification on that. I assumed Ekiga "ran" its
providers as Skype users are lead to think. I'll look into the SIP market.

I appreciate the quick response!

 - Topher Hunt

On 8/5/07, David Corking <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On 8/5/07, Topher Hunt  wrote:
>
> > Can anyone tell me how Ekiga's calling credit system works? Are rates
> > comparable to those of Skype? Does Ekiga support calls to Germany, South
> > Africa, Nicaragua, Mexico, Taiwan, etc.?
>
> Ekiga is a client - (technically called a 'user agent').  One
> advantage over Skype is that you can shop around for SIP or H.323
> providers, many of which offer pc-to-phone rates that beat Skype
> handsomely, and free calls to other SIP users.
>
> > Does Ekiga support voicemails? If
> > so, is there an option to save voicemails on the remote server (like
> webmail
> > does) until I choose to delete them? And finally: does Ekiga's
> PC-to-phone
> > sound quality match up to Skype?
>
> These again depend on the provider you choose.  Many SIP providers can
> e-mail your voicemails to you, so you will be in total control of them
> from that point.
> --
> David
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