On 05/06/2014 03:51 AM, Per Jessen wrote:
C wrote:
On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 9:06 AM, Per Jessen <per@computer.org> wrote:
mk-lists@email.de wrote:
I am wondering whether KTp is actually already an alternative to Skype these days…
Any VoIP solution is an alternative, it's only a matter of who you want to talk to :-(
That is a real "gotcha". If the majority of your contacts are using Skype (on Windows/OSX/Android)... you're a bit stuck.
Yep, that's what I meant. It's a pity that Skype only works with Skype, imagine what that would have done to early telephony if you'd needed matching telephone devices.
Actually that's how it was in the early days of the phone systems in North America. Separate competing systems with no cross connectivity and streets where the wired for each service were dense and blocked the sunlight! These were consolidated by Ted Vail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Vail and others into the single coast-to-cost service with one flat rate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_AT&T#Monopoly
One alternative client that some people (in my circles at least) are starting to use is Viber.
I've seen that mentioned, but AFAIK it's only yet-another-voip solution. For the mobile it's seems downright silly, but maybe given the right kind of subscription ?
From the mobile POV I can call from my cell phone ANYWHERE in the world I can get Wifi service, and those rates apply. I can call relatives in
It depends on what you mean by 'silly'. The Phone companies in my area have a basic service, be it wired or some kind of VOIP "home phone" that costs between $30 and $50/month depending on your plan. By comparison my VoIP service costs me $2/month and about $0.005/min. That rate applies thought north America and Europe and all except some 3rd world and very regional areas of India, Africa and China. the UP for less than any LD plan locally offered, less than using many if not most of the pre-paid phone cards sold here. The VoIP over wifi capability is basic in the Android phone; I don't need to install an app. The person at the other end only needs a regular phone. So I can call people who don't have a computer. The downside is (a) no video and (b) no encryption. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org