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Re: Voice Over IP



..just forget to tell...
Take a look at the SIP soft phone from Ahead Software (producer of Nero
Burning Rom)
The name is SIPPS.
...It says ...available on Apr28 (but is not yet.), fully loaded with
features (including answering machine).
http://www.ahead.de/en/index.html#c1027518104346

Best regards,
Dan


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mailing Lists" <mailing.lists@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 2:54 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Voice Over IP


> Hi Dan,
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> The phones on eBay are Cisco CP-30VIP (try the url
http://tinyurl.com/ak51),
> but as I understand it this model has to be used with Cisco's own call
> manager software.  I've been trying to see if it's possible to flash
them
> with a different firmware to make them SIP compatible, but so far no
> success.  They're very cheap though, £40 each brand new boxed.
>
> I've just visited FWD and signed up, so now all I need is to decide on
and
> find some inexpensive phones.  What phones are you using?  I'll
probably
be
> going for some USB models for rooms that have PC's in them, but I'd
want
> stand alone units for all the other rooms.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Martyn
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan" <dtoma@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 12:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Voice Over IP
>
>
> Hi Martyn,
>
> I cannot see the page from your link.
> What IP phone is about?
> Cisco has some SIP phones too (7940 / 7960 or ATA-186/188), so you are
not
> more stuck with proprietary protocols.
>
> It is a good choice to have VoIP phones in each room (hardware/
software
or
> combined: see Actiontec's USB Internet Phone Wizard)...
> Then open a FWD account for each one and you can call each other for
free
> and even your overseas friends. (see http://fwd.pulver.com for details)
> You can use a PC2Phone provider ( many available on the net) and then
call
> regular phones too.
>
> Mainly two protocols are used now for residential users: SIP and
H.323, so
> the majority of the available hardware IP phones use one or both of
those
> protocols.
> FWD uses SIP
>
> I have something like this for each family member and it is great...
>
> If you need further assistance drop me a mail.
>
> Best regards,
> Dan
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mailing Lists" <mailing.lists@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 1:46 PM
> Subject: [ukha_d] Voice Over IP
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Anybody had any experience with VOIP telephones?  Are they easy
to set
up
> /
> > use?  With LAN connectivity in nearly every room it occured to me
that
> > installing VOIP telephones would offer intercom facilities
between
rooms.
> > With ADSL installed it should also cut down costs on overseas
calls
> > (assuming other end party has a VOIP telephone, or we use a VOIP
gateway
> in
> > the country where the call is destined for).
> >
> > These have come up on ebay and seem ridiculously cheap:
> >
>
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=176&item=3020299881
> &rd=1
> >
> > But I believe that they need to use proprietry software from
CISCO which
> is
> > no longer available.
> >
> > Thanks for any thoughts / advice!
> >
> > Martyn
> >
> >
> >
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