Re: [Hampshire] SIP based IP phone app.

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Author: Andy Smith
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To: hampshire
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] SIP based IP phone app.

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On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 09:46:35AM +0000, john lewis wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:27:25 +0000
> Paul Tansom <paul@???> wrote:
>
> > Can anyone recommend a decent SIP based IP phone application
> > for Linux?
>
> Can anyone explain why a VoIP phone connection is more useful than a
> conventional phone?


IP across the world is cheaper than a conventional phone call.

VoIP can be more flexible, e.g. lets you have geographic numbers in
places you aren't in routed to places you are with full PBX features
like on hold, call queues etc etc., without expensive hardware.

Cheers,
Andy