Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Linux device offers free phone calls for life
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| A startup is readying an interesting new Linux-based device promising to
>| deliver free domestic calls (in the U.S.) for life, with no ongoing charges.
>| Ooma's hub uses P2P networking, with each user's landline serving as a
>| potential local termination point for all other users.
> `----
>
> http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4897744650.html
That's free so long as you pay for the net access and buy the device, of
course. Without 3-mode networking, these methods will never produce
truly reliable calls, though, but once it, it will be able to.
If existing landlines are going to be used for terminating the calls,
then the network operators might well have to review their line rental
charges, if they're retaining equipment which /never/ has any revenue,
it must be paid for somehow.
>
> Also here:
>
> http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/004946.html
>
>
>
> Related:
>
> First look: Skype for the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Not only was there an updated version of the Linux-based Internet Tablet OS
>| and significantly-improved hardware, but Nokia also promised us a
>| fully-functional Skype client for the N800. Nearly six months after the
>| tablet's launch, the Skype client has finally arrived.
> `----
>
> http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070711-first-look-skype-for-the-nokia-n800-internet-tablet.html
If you want proprietary calls, skype is good. The gizmo client is good.
However, you can use the N800 for video calls using the google jabber
system - it works very well indeed, and the protocols are actually open
ones, unlike skype.
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