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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. Err, why? by Poromenos1 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Why does this have to be a Firefox extension? Why can't I just use Skype (or at least make it standalone)?

    I use Opera, damnit!

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  2. Why use firefox then? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    So if it's a standalone extension, why is it an extension? Just for the GUI?

  3. Firefox card games by kkovach · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Been there, done that.

    http://cardgames.mozdev.org/

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  4. Thanks, but no thanks. by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 3, Interesting

    With my normally running Skype and/or gaim, I've already got all that functionality. I love Firefox and all, but I really see no need to use my web browser as yet another 3rd-party non-free VOIP app.

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  5. An alternate to this VOIP extension by dmbtech · · Score: 4, Interesting

    A great alternite to this extension is the openwengo firefox extension. Its a little buggy, but gets its job done and looks very nice. Its called openwengo, and you can get it from http://www.openwengo.org/ . Its open source, lightweight and also allows free phone line calls, which Abbeynet doesn't do.

  6. Why must everything be a firefox addin, and why... by CFD339 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    ...is this /. news? Does anything that happens with firefox by definition make it news? A VoIP client is just a SIP or perhaps an IAX2 stack with a text interface. There are many libraries for doing this now. A java sip library and a few minutes of ui code can build a SIP client. What value is there in having it part of firefox and not a standalone bit of java that runs in your KDE or Windoze desktop? Is there a reason you'd only want to make or receive calls when firefox is loaded?

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  7. Re:Can we get an office suite as well? by baadger · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Somebody should work on getting User Mode Linux entirely encapsulated in a single one-click install Firefox extension...then we could run Firefox on it.

  8. Re: extensions. by linvir · · Score: 2, Interesting
    I can't decide if this is a good or a bad thing.
    Good:
    • OS independance
    • Mostly open standards and open source
    • World peace
    • A cure for AIDS
    Bad:
    • The price of OS independance (in this case) is incredibly high-level programming, with system requirements to match
    • PAEDOPHILES CAN USE BROWSERS!!!

    My Pentium III can still handle KDE + Firefox + Extensions, so I'm not complaining yet. And at 4 - 2, it's a net win for Good Thing.