was Anyone using Skype on FC11 ? now alternatives

[Roger]

Thanks Rick
It seems they all charge like wounded bulls at sunset for contacting 
standard phones.

I yum installed ekiga  and then when I read they, AOL and others charge 
by the minute for everything I yum removed 'cause it works out $5 for 
same call that Telstra charges $2 for -- more expensive than Telstra.
Unless I read the info wrong?

I'd rather not use skype however.
Roger

On 08/29/2009 10:36 AM, Rick Stevens wrote:
> Roger wrote:
>> Is there an alternative to skype for F11
>
> Skype uses a proprietary system that isn't an open standard.
>
> There are lots of H.323 and/or SIP clients available (e.g. Ekiga), that
> can access services that do dialup and such and can offer phone numbers
> for your computer.  Try googling "voip clients +fedora" and "sip 
> clients +fedora"
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