[*] Try Chan Skype

[John Lange]

The worrying thing is Skype continues to build momentum. I see
announcements every week from manufactures releasing yet another Skype
compatible device.

The only thing end-users care about is compatibility with the PSTN and
as long as Skype remains dominant for VoIP on PCs, the PSTN will end up
being the only bridge between Skype and SIP. How sad is that?

John

On Mon, 2006-09-11 at 10:37 -0500, Bill Reid wrote:
> John Lange wrote:
> > Ya, further discussion on the developers list seems to indicate it isn't
> > a true skype channel. Its just a bridge between skype and Asterisk.
> > 
> > Its interesting none the less but probably not practical for anything
> > other than home use.
> > 
> 
> The Skype API does not allow you to xfer audio but only control the session. So 
> the audio is always a kludge. It says a lot about closed proprietary protocols. 
> For the VoIP world Skype has been a step backwards. It has gotten a lot of 
> subscribers but does not co-operate. I was surveying USB handsets a couple of 
> weeks ago and was disappointed to see that they mostly only support Skype and 
> not SIP.
> 
> -- Bill
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