[ale] OT: Skype

[Chris Fowler]

I have a similar question.

My wife bought an "Internet Phone" on clearance from Wal-Mart thinking
I could use it with Asterisk.  It was a phone that had USB connection to 
PC.  Looks
like a real phone.

It is made for Skype but I would like to use it with Asterisk.  All my 
computers with
the exception of hers run Linux.  Is there any software that will allow 
this phone
to work and its keypad to work also with asterisk?

Chris

Ed L. Cashin wrote:
> 2008/6/28 Scott Castaline <hscast at charter.net>:
>   
>> Any skype users out there? I have some questions to ask if you want to
>> contact me off list, in addition to the 3 below.
>>
>> 1. Is it really only $2.95/month?
>>     
>
> It was so cheap for unlimited dial out that I have forgotten
> the price!  :)
>
>   
>> 2. Quality any good?
>>     
>
> Yes.  I had a lot of trouble trying to call a cell phone in
> Taiwan from Skype here in ATL, but I must admit I
> thought that might not work.  ;)
>
>   
>> 3. Any gotchas?
>>     
>
> I found that it matters what version of the Linux software
> I used.  I was having trouble of some sort, but an upgrade
> fixed it.
>
>