Thanks for the replies. GoogleTalk is probably the best alternative, which I like. But some friends of mine are die hard Skype fans. Oh well...
On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 7:34 PM, Johannes Ullrich <jullr...@euclidian.com>wrote: > There are some third party plug ins for Asterisk (some cost money) that > allow you to build Skype into Asterisk. But overall, Skype is a proprietary > standard and you are pretty much going to use the official Skype client for > it. > > > > On Sep 22, 2012, at 11:47 AM, Michael Potts <h...@hmstudios.net> wrote: > > > I do not think there are any 3rd party Skype voice clients. I have heard > of > > some other IM clients that will do IM via the Skype network but even > those > > are very unreliable. > > > > There are more open VoIP networks, like Google Talk I think (which is > based > > on Jabber), that have multi-platform apps and lots of good reliable > > solutions. > > > > > > Michael Potts > > GV: (904) 638-2914 | Gtalk: h...@hmstudios.net > > @HMHackMaster | http://about.me/MichaelPotts > > > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 12:49 PM, brett michaels < > 3rdimpress...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > >> This is a Debian 6.0.5 OS. > >> Is there any sort VOiP software other than Skype that'll enable one to > >> voice over the internet with Skype users? > >> I do have USB headphones, if that helps. > >> Hugh > >> > >
