RE: [GnomeMeeting-list] Difference between VoIP tehnologyand providers phone services

[<lurch gmx li>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: gnomemeeting-list-bounces gnome org 
> [mailto:gnomemeeting-list-bounces gnome org] On Behalf Of Eric De Vito
> Sent: Tuesday, 28 March 2006 3:02 PM
> To: GnomeMeeting mailing list
> Subject: Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] Difference between VoIP 
> tehnologyand providers phone services
> 
> Thank you for your answer Damien. I don't have it yet but I 
> have friends and
> family who have Free phone service. They told me that they 
> could use standard
> phones to use this service. So what is the place of a VoIP 
> dedicated phone then
> ??? I mean why would I need to get one , or in what circumstances ?

They are probably using some ATA, like the Sipura mentioned earlier. These
are actually small computers, which connect to the internet on one side and
using SIP for signalling, and provide one or several port for normal analog
telephones on the other side. Instead of using one of these boxes and analog
phones, you can use your normal computer and start a SIP softphone, e.g.
ekiga on it.

Lurchi