Skype

Edinburghlass_2

rabialiones wrote:

a novice for voip and reading articles with great interest.
please inform how to set up voip to make calls to landlines abroad.
minimal equipment required?
costs involved?
etc
thanks

Thread here with all the Voip threads collated

Fraserca

Sorry Bex - you are incorrect.

Voipbuster and SIP Discount are only available for Windows and not Windows Mobile 2003 which is a completely different OS.

This is according to their website FAQ.

http://www.sipdiscount.com/en/faq.html#7
http://www.voipbuster.com/en/faq.html#8

I've spent an hour or so searching and I can't find an alternative voip system for pocket pcs using Windows Mobile 2003 - Any ideas ?

BexTech

Telepati SIP Phone Freeware 1.5

With VoIP Buster and SIP Discount you don't need to use their software, you can use 3rd party software, with VoIP Cheap you have to use their own software - well I haven't got it working on 3rd party software.

I'm sure you have access to a Windows XP machine, to make the initial sign up with either VoIP Buster and SIP Discount once you have your username and password enter them into the program you use under Windows Mobile 2003.

Fraserca

Bex - the program that I use under Win Mobile 2003 is Skype. There is no 3rd party software as far as I know except for Skype.

BexTech

I don't believe there is, however my reply was to using VoIP Buster and SIP Discount.

Tight_Yorkshireman_3

Hi everbody, I need help.
I am in a fortunate position where my company work is based at home and they provide a Broadband line by BT, I also have a home BT line where my bills are approx £75.00 per quarter.
I can therefore cancel my BT line and option 1 deal and still keep a free Broadband connection.......An ideal situation you may think. I can move to SKYPE and even with the highest call out rates, save a stack of money as I have no line rental or fixed charges. On the last bill I calculated that my bill will reduce to £42.00 even if I never use SKYPE to SKYPE calling.
One complication is that I use Apple Mac OS and not windows, but this is OK on SKYPE
My questions are, :
1. Does anybody know of a better provider than SKYPE that will also work with APPLE and give voicemail and call in / out services.
2. If anybody is using SKYPE OUT service, do they charge for part minutes or do they round up to the nearest minute? I cannot seem to get a straight answer from there website.

Please help

Now debt free and sleeping soundly:j

hurrah

Skype inbound is becoming unreliable see:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/03/skypein_down/

littleange

You can get x-lite for the mac and then use any sip provider you like.