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Firefox VoIP Client

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the communication-dashboard dept.

libocannici writes "Abbeynet Labs has released the first version of a Firefox VoIP extension which is a full featured SIP user agent plugin for Firefox." The Firefox extension is completely stand-alone, with all VoIP functionality built directly into it. From one-click calling to SMS sending, this promises to be quite handy. All Internet calls are currently free, just requiring an abbyphone account, while PSTN calls have a small charge.

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  1. Re:Err, why? by coreyb · · Score: 4, Informative

    RTFA - you click on a phone number in a web page and it calls it. Not that cutting and pasting 10 digits would be that difficult, but there it is.

  2. There is already a skype extension for firefox by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.skype.com/download/skypewebtoolbar/fire fox.html

    I maintain a salesforce database and this thing is brilliant. Just click the #.

  3. Asterisk IAX Client too by Albanach · · Score: 4, Informative
    As others have pointed out, it's not the first VoIP extemsion for Firefox.

    There's also an IAX client for Asterisk fans called MozIAX available here.

  4. Re:Crap stuffed into firefox is not crap anymore ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    For a Free/free cross-platform Firefox VOIP extension try OpenWengo (http://www.openwengo.org)

  5. Not the 1st: Wengo beat them to the punch by OlivierB · · Score: 5, Informative
    Wengo's had a Firefox multi-plateform (Mac, PC, Linux) and multi-architecture (x86, PPC) VoIP extension available for about 4 months now. See it here

    Wengo btw is my operator of choice here in Europe with top-notch voice quality and reliability with prices lower than Skype. Only problem is their inbound number is France only atm. Did I mention that they have a working Gaim port?

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  6. Re:Crap stuffed into firefox is not crap anymore ? by Lumpy · · Score: 3, Informative

    Exactly, Its not configurable for use with Asterisk or anything else.

    I find this plugin as useful as the yahoo toolbar that get's shoved down my throat at almost every turn now days.

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  7. Re:Err, why? by Bogtha · · Score: 5, Informative

    you click on a phone number in a web page and it calls it.

    You still don't need to build the VOIP into the browser. Just a Greasemonkey script to convert plain-text telephone numbers into <a href="tel:..."> links and a handler to pass off tel: links to an external program just like mailto: links are handled.

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  8. Re:Standard protocol is needed!! by rodac · · Score: 3, Informative

    There are two standards for VoIP (SIP and H.323) and any application that implements them should interoperate just fine with any other implementation.
    Any SIP VoIP application should interoperate just fine with any other SIP application. same goes for H.323.

    Skype is special and uses a proprietary nonstandard protocol and as such wont interoperate with anything else.
    It would be nice if skype were to be gradually phased out and replaced with proper H.323 or SIP based applications.