SIP services traverse NAT without a problem. There are several VoIP provider that will let you pick your software, and/or hardware to connect to their PBX. I have been using Nikotel.com for that http://www.nikotel.com/.
The only "good thing" about Skype seems to be that the per minute rates are slightly better than the competition. For example, where Nikotel charges 2.9c/min, Skype seems to charge 2.0c/min.
For this price difference, I would stick with an open standard, SIP, and an provider that let me know a Wifi phone if I'd like, or a softphone on Linux if this better suits what I need.
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SIP services traverse NAT without a problem.
There are several VoIP provider that will let you pick your software, and/or hardware to connect to their PBX. I have been using Nikotel.com for that http://www.nikotel.com/.
The only "good thing" about Skype seems to be that the per minute rates are slightly better than the competition. For example, where Nikotel charges 2.9c/min, Skype seems to charge 2.0c/min.
For this price difference, I would stick with an open standard, SIP, and an provider that let me know a Wifi phone if I'd like, or a softphone on Linux if this better suits what I need.
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