what to use instead of skype?

[Matt Price]

On Fri, 2007-05-01 at 18:37 -0500, Marcel Gagne wrote:
> Hello Matt,
> 
> On Friday 05 January 2007 17:12, Matt Price wrote:
> >
> > So my question:  Is there a video conferencing app that works across
> > platforms (windows/linux most important, but my brother and his kiids
> > are on mac, so all three would be better) that I can sell as a skype
> > alternative?
> 
> A superb (cross platform) alternative with video support included for Linux is 
> WengoPhone. Cheaper than Skype by a long shot if you want to call landlines. 
> It's also a SIP phone so you can use it to call other SIP phones.
> 
>   http://www.wengophone.com/index.php/homePage
> 
> Take care out there.
> 
alas, I am having immense trouble getting wengophoneto work on my
laptop.  not usre if it's a soundcard error or something else, but it
don't work at all for me; if I call the test number (333) I get only
some vague crackling static and naught else.  If the situation improves
I'll definitely switch though...

matt


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Matt Price
History Dept
University of Toronto
matt.price-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org
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