On 2003-12-13 13:30:32 +0000 Paul bdi-emc@ntlworld.com wrote:
This works fine as long as it uses local rate calls, but I would need to dial a US number..
http://www.ukfsn.org/cheapcalls.html may help you, depending on your current telco plan.
Question: Are there any compatable software packages that will run on linux and microsoft platforms ?
I think you have a choice between SIP (or is it RTP) type applications and H.323 ones. I think SpeakFreely was the easiest of the SIP ones and GnomeMeeting was the easiest H.323 one when I last looked. You can look at http://www.openh323.org/ for background, but I remember getting annoyed with the 404s and awkward software. I think I had working conversations with a few people. If you have more luck, please let us know how.