Re: [orca-list] Best application for making and receiving SIP (VoIP) calls?

[Jason White <jason jasonjgw net>]

Thanks - that probably won't help with my SIP accounts, but I do have 
iOS devices and will look anyway. I appreciate the suggestion.


On 2/9/19 6:27 PM, Matt - Envrin Group wrote:
> Hi Jason,
>
> This probably isn't what you're looking for, but may be useful.
> Unsure of the best desktop application, and I gave up looking a while
> ago.
>
> However, if you're willing to use an iPhone instead, I can definitely
> recommend WhatsApp.  It's the best I've found for myself at least, and
> I'm as blind as it gets.
>
> No idea how good you already are with the iPhone, but I'll just write
> this as if the reader has no experience.  Quick cheatsheet:
>
> - First, tell Siri "activate voiceover" to turn voice over on.
>
> - To send a text message, simply tell Siri for example, "send whatsapp
> message to George Hey man, what's up?".  It will read the message back
> to you to ensure it was translated correctly, then just tell Siri to
> "send it", and off it goes into cyberspace.
>
> - To read unread messages, just tell Siri, "read notifications"
>
> - To answer or hang up a call, double tap the screen with two fingers
>
> - To access your contacts, tell Siri, "open whatsapp".  This will
> bring you to a list of contacts ordered by the most recent activity.
> Just single tap around for the contact you need, then double tap to
> open their profile.
>
> - To call them, once in their profile, both the video and voice call
> buttons are up in the top-right of the screen.  Just play around with
> single taps until voiceover tells you "voice / video call" button,
> then double tap it.
>
> - To flip back to the previous screen it's top-left corner (eg.
> profile -> chats page)
>
> - If I can't find the contact I want, I just send them a quick message
> saying "hi", and the bump up to the top of my contact list so it's
> easy to find them.
>
> No idea if that helped anyone or not, but it's what I do for
> communication at least.
>
> Matt
>
>
>
>
> On 2/9/19, Jason White via orca-list <orca-list gnome org> wrote:
> > Dear Orca users/developers,
> >
> >
> > What is currently the most accessible option for SIP telephony under
> > Linux - that is, for making and receiving calls?
> >
> >
> > I don't mind whether it has a graphical interface (as long as it works
> > with Orca), or whether it has a console or command line interface.
> >
> >
> > It has been a while since I've used this type of software under Linux,
> > so I would gratefully appreciate up to date recommendations. I'm running
> > recent Orca from Git, with GNOME/Wayland on Arch Linux.
> >
> >
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