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Cross-Platform, Simple Voice Chat Software?

Posted by Cliff on from the bridging-the-LD-gap dept.

nordicfrost asks: "My wonderful girlfriend and I have a dilemma. We want to talk to each other via the net to save money and still have a conversation. But she is a strictly Apple girl, and I'm a Debian man, who compromises with Windows at work. So, does anyone have the solution for an easy cross-platform voice chat application, preferrebly without having to altering my GF's firewall router via the phone?"

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  1. OpenH323 by Curtman · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Have you looked at OpenH323? There's a multitude of clients that it can communicate with. I've used it to communicate with family who use Windows, and friends who use Macs. As a bonus, video works great too.

  2. Long distance relationships by nuggz · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Why? If a long distance relationship works you already know you can trust your SO.
    My gf from HS and I stuck together through years of separation (as I got my degree), and are now happily married.

    I think that a long distance relationship takes a bit more effort and a lot more trust then many want to expend.
    But if you can't trust each other while dating, why would you trust them married 20 years down the road?
    Maybe this explains the 50% divorce rate over here.