On 25/10/11 09:40, Barry Drake wrote: > On 18/10/11 14:42, Tim Dobson wrote: >> I used to work for a gradwell reseller and they definitely have an >> unlimited UK landlines package. Call them up, speak to a salesdroid >> and get him to sort you out... ideally get him to mail you some >> options. :) > I'm coming back on a now somewhat extinct thread because the original > posting inspired me to do some research. > Truphone seems to offer an excellent service and I've never met a more > helpful e-mail support service. But the dedicated Java-based client > failed to work for me under Ubuntu. Truphone will not reveal SIP > settings, so you are stuck with their proprietary apps. > > VoipALot - http://www.voipalot.com seems to have great possibilities but > as I couldn't find a way of testing before putting $10 on the account, I > gave up with that one. > > VoipStunt - http://www.voipstunt.com/en/ looks even better and offers > free testing. But I have not managed to get it to allow me to sign up. > I'd love to know how you did it if anyone gets it to work! > > CallCentric - http://www.callcentric.com/ Works OK for me. It gives > free testing, and a variety of different tariff options including a PAYG > arrangement which suits me. The PAYG accepts topups of as little as $5 > so it doesn't cost the earth to check it out. It also automatically > gives you a free +1 777 number which becomes your username. Call rates > seem on a par with Skype - or maybe a bit higher. As SipGate and > Gradwell don't offer PAYG, I haven't really looked at them. It's horses > for courses. > > SoftPhones: I tried and failed with Ekiga. ZoiPer is recommended by > CallCentric and worked well when I installed it, but it crashed and > burned after a while, and unless I re-install, I can't use it. As it > seems to be deprecated in recent Ubuntu releases, I gave up on it. > Twinkle works tolerably well. > > Any further thoughts/suggestions are welcome. Currently I use Skype > when I'm out of the country, but I'd like to have a backup, and > CallCentric sounds promising. And the US phone-number is kinda cool.
Jitsi? http://jitsi.org/ ================ Secure video calls, conferencing, chat, desktop sharing, file transfer, support for your favorite OS, and IM network. All this, and more, in Jitsi - the most complete and advanced open source communicator. ================ (not sure if 'open source' here means libre ? ) I have not had time to try it, it has had lots of updates -- alan cocks Ubuntu user -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
