[tlug] 7/10 TLUG Technical Meeting - voice communication questions

[Shawn <javajunkie@example.com>]

Hello,

I would dearly love to make the meeting but alas must go to Kyoto this  
weekend.

If the issue of VOIP to phone comes up, would someone care to post some  
notes to the list?  I know GnomeMeeting requires hardware and a service  
provider to do it.  Is is possible without hardware with Asterisk?

Any suggested providers?  I've looked through  
http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-VOIP+Service+Providers a little but found
1)  monthly plans needed (I wouldn't call that much)
2)  windows required
3)  special phone or other hardware needed

Ideally it would be nice to be able to do it via my pc's headphone set  
without a fixed monthly charge and no additional hardware needed.   
Net2phone will do that if I boot into my now very dusty and dangerously  
unpatched windows but...

Also looked at:
http://www.voip-info.org/tiki-index.php
http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk

-- 
Shawn

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