[snip] 2009/5/14 Dotan Cohen <[email protected]>: > I am a Skype user who has recently been introduced to Ekiga. Of > course, I now have the task of convincing some of my contacts to use > Ekiga [snip]
I just wanted to comment on the fact that unlike Skype, Ekiga uses real VoIP protocols. Skype, on the other hand, uses a proprietary protocol that forces everyone to use Skype. If you use Ekiga, then your friends doesn't necessarily need to use Ekiga. They can use any real VoIP client capable of SIP or H.323, be it a softphone or a physical phone, like ones from Cisco. I really don't understand why anyone would want to submit to Skype, seeing how they're more expensive than their competitors in many countries, and cannot even provide connections to the "real" telephony networks in many countries. Not to mention the fact that they use force to keep their customers from choosing other service providers. In my experience, once people are made aware of these issues, they're not so hesitant about switching to real internet telephony services which are free and also gives you the freedom of choice. Good luck! Jo-Erlend Schinstad _______________________________________________ ekiga-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
