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ASUS Integrates VOIP and PSTN Into Motherboards

Posted by kdawson on from the talk-long-pay-little dept.

yahyamf writes "ASUS recently announced that their TeleSky telecom adapter will now be included in two of their motherboards. The TeleSky converts an ordinary house phone into a multi-functional Skype phone. With one jack connected to the house phone and the other to the ground telephone line, the TeleSky can switch the house phone connection between the PSTN and VoIP networks. While it sounds interesting, how would this compare to the dedicated VOIP adapters available from SIPURA and others?"

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  1. Dear Asus, by tomstdenis · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    This is why I buy Gigabyte motherboards.

    Also WTF is a phone line? VoIP goes over the net (re: ethernet) not a POTS (otherwise what's the f'ing point?).

    Why not integrate a PS3 into it while you're at it?

    Tom

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  2. You should never use Skype by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Their protocol is proprietary and their software is closed source. They refuse to release their code under the GPL or document their protocol so that people can develop open source clients. How this crap is permitted in 2006, I do not know, but I would never install their badware on my computer. (Not that I could, since it is not compatible with my operating system.)