[Gllug] SIP conference

[Rich Walker]

Chris Jones <cmsj at tenshu.net> writes:

> Hi
>
> Thomi Richards wrote:
>> So hang on.. Ease of use is no longer a positive feature in a piece of 
>> software? Let me get this straight: all the bad things are failings of skype, 
>> but the good things are failings of other software packages?
>
> My point was that if the SIP softphone alternatives were as easy to
> setup and use (and they are catching up), Skype would have no redeeming
> features in comparison.

I must admit, I've tried a couple of times to setup a SIP thing, and run
straight into "WTF is it going on about?", usually followed by a higher
priority interrupt and no urge to go back.

But, then again, Skype simply doesn't behave on my desktop machine, and
sounds awful on the ones it does behave on.



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