Re: [Ekiga-list] Dial-Up

[Damien Sandras <dsandras seconix com>]

Yes, it is possible. Many providers offer real phone numbers (including
the one "suggested" by Ekiga).

Le dimanche 16 mars 2008 à 13:00 -1000, Sven Zirkmann a écrit :
> Thanks
> 
> Maybe what I should be asking is whether or not it's
> possible for others to call me via landline while I'm on
> the internet?
> 
> Sven
> 
> On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 11:09 AM, Torsten Schlabach
> <tschlabach gmx net> wrote:
>         Hi Sven!
>         
>         Try:
>         
>         http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voip
>         http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSTN
>         
>         Regards,
>         Torsten
>         
>         
>         Sven Zirkmann schrieb:
>         
>         > Your in for a big surprise! /: P
>         > One place where analogue dial-up is used is
>         > in the United States of America! At least in
>         > those out of the places where the telephone company
>         > is waaay too bloody lazy to put down (at the least) DSL
>         > cable.
>         >
>         > I live in Hawai'i, in an out of the way place, with only
>         Dial-Up
>         > for internet. Wireless would be an option, if wasn't so
>         expensive
>         > to set up.
>         >
>         > Netwaiting is a windows program for Dial-Up that notifies me
>         about
>         > incoming calls and allows me to take the call.
>         >
>         > Btw, what does PSTN stand for? And what exactly is VoIP?
>         > Sorry, I'm fairly new to all this.
>         >
>         > Sven
>         >
>         > On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Torsten Schlabach
>         <tschlabach gmx net
>         
>         
>         > <mailto:tschlabach gmx net>> wrote:
>         >
>         >     Hi Sven!
>         >
>         >     It's possible to hook up a PSTN phone number with a VoIP
>         account, then
>         >     connect to that VoIP account using Ekiga. When it comes
>         to details:
>         >
>         >     1. I think this might be OT for this list; I can
>         recommend a general
>         >     VoIP forum
>         >     2. For some hints, it would be helpful to know in which
>         country that
>         >     PSTN phone number would be.
>         >
>         >      > Netwaiting for WIndows?
>         >
>         >     What's that?
>         >
>         >     Just wondering? In what part of the world would anyone
>         use analogue
>         >     dial-up to connect to the Internet?
>         >
>         >     Regards,
>         >     Torsten
>         >
>         >
>         >     Sven Zirkmann schrieb:
>         >      > I was wondering if Ekiga can work like Netwaiting for
>         WIndows?
>         >      > Whether or not it can take incoming calls from
>         someone calling on
>         >      > a regular phone? Or at least notify me that someone
>         is calling, so
>         >      > that I can disconnect from the internet and take the
>         call (since I'm
>         >      > on Dial-Up)?
>         >      >
>         >      > Sven
>         >      >
>         >      > --
>         >      > "A penny saved is a penny earned."
>         >      >
>         >      > ....yeah right.
>         >      >
>         >      >
>         >      >
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