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Skype Vs. SIPphone - VoIP Compared

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the vonage-voip-pov-also-marvellous dept.

JimLynch writes "There are few organizations more loathed than the telephone company. Let's face it - none of us like forking over our hard-earned cash every month just to use the phone. Well, how much would it be worth to you to be able to call your friends and family for free by using the Internet? ExtremeTech have compared the two newest ways to call friends via the Internet: The SIPphone from Lindows' Michael Robertson vs. the Skype service from the developers of Kazaa."

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  1. But... by YanceyAI · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Let's face it - none of us like forking over our hard-earned cash every month just to use the phone. Well, how much would it be worth to you to be able to call your friends and family for free by using the Internet?

    I don't know about you guys, but I pay more for my cable connection than for my my phone service (as I'm sure many of you DSL users do). It aint anywhere near free, but it'd be nice to consolidate services.

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    Can I bum a sig?
  2. Important inaccuracy in their review of Skype by SteWhite · · Score: 4, Interesting

    They claim Skype has no feedback/echo cancellation and that you need to use either a headset or at least headphones - this is simply not true.

    I have used Skype a lot with a 4 speaker setup around me and a free standing desk mic, and I get absolutely *no* feedback or echo, nor does the person I am chatting with. I'd consider it one of Skype's best features in fact. I can sit here and chat totally hands free, and it sounds nicer than your average speakerphone too.