[Gllug] SIP conference

[Kostas Georgiou]

On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 01:23:43AM +0000, Pete Ryland wrote:

> On 04/03/07, Richard Jones <rich at annexia.org> wrote:
> >SIP ain't going to win against Skype while SIP remains so incredibly
> >obtuse to configure and use.
> 
> As far as I can see, SIP has already "won" as a protocol.  Sure,
> softphones for SIP aren't yet as good for the home user as skype, 

I never used skype but http://www.openwengo.org/ or http://www.gizmoproject.com/
don't seem that harder to configure or use. 

> but as far as hardware goes, with devices from Cisco, Avaya and a whole
> host of other providers being availble for *years* there's simply no
> alternative for business users.
>
> Even for home users, you can now get an 802.11g SIP phone for <£200.
> How about a wireless adsl router with SIP for <£130 (plugs into your
> existing phone which can take calls via SIP or POTS)?  Or just a plain
> ethernet SIP phone for your existing network (to replace your home
> phone) for £50-£200 from any one of many suppliers.

Don't forget some mobile phones -the Nokia E60 for example- that support
SIP as well. SIP is here to stay skype isn't.

Kostas
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