[Ekiga-list] Info on calling normal phones?

[David Corking]

On 8/5/07, Topher Hunt  wrote:

> Can anyone tell me how Ekiga's calling credit system works? Are rates
> comparable to those of Skype? Does Ekiga support calls to Germany, South
> Africa, Nicaragua, Mexico, Taiwan, etc.?

Ekiga is a client - (technically called a 'user agent').  One
advantage over Skype is that you can shop around for SIP or H.323
providers, many of which offer pc-to-phone rates that beat Skype
handsomely, and free calls to other SIP users.

> Does Ekiga support voicemails? If
> so, is there an option to save voicemails on the remote server (like webmail
> does) until I choose to delete them? And finally: does Ekiga's PC-to-phone
> sound quality match up to Skype?

These again depend on the provider you choose.  Many SIP providers can
e-mail your voicemails to you, so you will be in total control of them
from that point.
-- 
David