On 27-Jun-07 19:31:50, MJ Ray wrote:
(Ted Harding) ted.harding@nessie.mcc.ac.uk wrote:
Could I then connect to their Skype phone from my voiptalk phone?
Not if all they have is a skype: address (I don't know if Skype phones have phone numbers or sip: or iax: addresses).
I guess that's what I wanted to know. Thanks!
Skype is another proprietary system, with the added drawbacks of occasional spyware[1], power management screwups[2] and chance of making users with public IP addresses into trunk switches ("Supernodes")[3]. There have also been network worms, but I'm not sure whether they worry Linux-based users. Anyway, I suggest avoiding Skype and making people aware of its dangers.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic& articleId=9012239
Well, that's not relevant to me (since I don't use Skype and don't intend to); and there's nothing I can do about their use of Skype! (They're in New Zealand and use Skype for talking with their family back here; I'm pretty sure that they just use the internet address and not any number, since the family back here use Skype too).
It's just that I wondered if a VoIP service could connect to them so that I could have a chat too!
Best wishes, Ted.
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