Re: [Ekiga-list] Connecting to ekiga.net through Jitsi

[Bret Busby <bret busby net>]

On Thu, 21 Feb 2013, Eugen Dedu wrote:

> On 18/02/13 09:53, el_gallo_azul wrote:
> > Be aware that an Ekiga SIP account (a free ekiga.net one) can only be used 
> > to connect to another ekiga.net account.
>
> This is wrong.
>
> Hope I am not wrong when I say that an account is useful not to call, but to 
> be called.  So calling an ekiga.net account has nothing to do with having an 
> ekiga.net account.
>
> --
> Eugen

I disagree with you slightly, here, although this could easily be no 
more than an issue of language difference.

With the
"
> Hope I am not wrong when I say that an account is useful not to call, but to 
> be called.
"

If you meant "an account is useful not just to call", or, "an 
account is useful not just for calling from", then the meaning 
changes.

An example, is that, when I first called Greg, the call showed as 
lasting for 53 minutes. My telecommunications provider would, I believe, 
charge 80 cents (in AUD) per minute for a long distance call within 
Australia, so that call would have cost about 42AUD, if it had been made 
landline to landline.

I think it most likely that it is simply a difference in laguage.

To me, having an Ekiga account at both ends, is better than having one 
end Ekiga, and one end not Ekiga.

Especially with my experience with Linphone, which I have described in 
another message that I posted today.

And, one important thing that I believe is more likely to work in having 
both ends with Ekiga accounts and Ekiga software, is the prospect of 
video calls (which I have yet to achieve), which, to me, is the main 
attraction to softphone communications.

--
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
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