sofasurfer 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2006 Whats the most popular internet telephone software. I think the proper terminology is VOIP. I need one that works with phone line as I am still living in the 20th century. Also interested in call management program whether its with the phone or stand alone. I'll try all suggestions. Thanks... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tyme 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2006 skype is one of the bigger ones, and they have a linux client which is somewhat rare. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
devries 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2006 Most providers use SIP. Yo can take an account for example by Sipgate and use aclient like Twinkle. http://www.sipgate.com/ http://www.twinklephone.com/ For call management there is Asterisk http://www.asterisk.org/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pwnious 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2006 Thats interesting, does it act like a telephone? As in do you have to call? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aioshin 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2006 VOIP - Voice Over Internet Protocol.... I does acts like a phone, since the same process like that on the telephone, you lift the handset..dial the number, the dialed number will ring, so as VOIP, if no prefixes has been used, you open your soft phone, put on your headset (if you dont have something like USB phone or [ata] Analog telephone adapter) dial the IP address of the one you'd like to call then .... . on skype and yahoo, you dont have to dial their IP, but its usersname, it has the call option Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sofasurfer 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2006 Does anyone use Asterisk? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aioshin 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2006 (edited) try this page.. . http://asteriskathome.sourceforge.net/index.html . though its a Centos based... but hey.. its linux! :P Edited February 27, 2006 by aioshin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites