Em Qua, 2004-03-03 às 01:24, Brian Fahrlander escreveu: > > I've discovered that gnomemeeting can use only a US$150 device which > > would allow me do that, what is not an option (I a had 150 bucks I would > > call by phone to my sister) > That works...I don't know how, but I'll bet it's worth the money. > And the IP Phones from Cisco are, too, but I've not had experience with > it. I don't know if its worth the money. You see: I spend an average of 20 dollars a month talking with her, using the VERY expensive brazilian phone companies. So it would take about 7 months only to return the money I put on hardware (if the service was for free). Doesn't look like viable to me now. > > I'm still downloading linphone, so I'll post any success with it. > Don't bother. Not because they're losers or anything; I respect and > admire their contribution, but it's like a slice of GnomeMeeting, which > around here has worked better than anything for telephony-type > applications. I've managed partial success with it. I can connect to iConnectHere's account, and if I use a expired account, it can even say that there's no funds available. But it does nothing using a valid account. But it looked promising to connect directly to a regular phone using one of those services as iconnecthere (which is what I'm working anyway) > > Does anyone had success with any other application? It was not that easy > > to find those other ones on google - it looks hidden :-) > It might be; the powers-that-be would be in a hurry to buy out any > technology that requires only a hardware purchase to make longdistance > calls to friends or businesses for free, ya know... Man, this is weird, I spend a LOT of time yesterday looking for this. I had only some clues which led me into the way. I even bought US$5 in credit from microtelco (as stated they support gnomemeeting) just to know LATER that I would to buy a $150 hardware... Very disappointing > Think about setting her up on Linux so that she can use > GnomeMeeting...or, if she won't convert, YOU can call her at any time > via NetMeeting, but she won't be able to see YOU. They wanted to hide > anything not from a Microsoft Netmeeting(c) client, but otherwise it > works just fine. (Per the GM FAQ.) I can use gnomemeeting with netmeeting normally, even image (people see me and I see them - some of them upside down, but whatever). But what I want to do is a simple manner of calling my sister's phone, as she doesn't have a computer :-) -- []s Alexandre Ganso 500 FOUR vermelha - Diretor Steel Goose Moto Group
