Sidux/Useable applications/VoIP telephony

Sidux_-_czyli_Debian_sid_krok_po_kroku_dla_każdego/Programy_użytkowe/Telefonia_voip
 * VoIP telphony (Voice over Internet Protocol) lets making calls to landlines or mobiles with cheap prices.

Requirements

 * If you want to make VoIP calls you have to do 3 things:
 * 1. Create an account on any VoIP provider web side.
 * 2. Pre-paid your account.
 * 3. Install one of available VoIP application.

VoIP providers

 * There are two providers I tried by myself, more you can find on a web side below.
 * 1. Skype Out http://www.skype.com/intl/en-gb/features/allfeatures/call-phones-and-mobiles/
 * 2. Freeconet http://www.freeconet.pl/en/
 * 3. or check it here: http://www.voip-catalog.com/press_releases.html

Kphone

 * Kphone is very small but fully working VoIP application.
 * 1. Installation:

apt-get install kphone libqt3-mt
 * 2. The installation script doesn't make Menu entry, so you can do it yourself:

sux mousepad /usr/share/applications/kphone.desktop
 * copy and past text below in:

[Desktop Entry] Name=Kphone Comment=VoIP telephony Exec=kphone Icon=/usr/share/icons/oxygen/64x64/apps/internet-telephony.png Terminal=false Type=Application Categories=Application;Network;
 * and save the file (the icon patch can be vary).
 * 3. Run it from: Menu-> Network-> Kphone
 * 4. As a first step configure your account:
 * a. In "User part of sip URL" type your user name or number you got from VoIP provider.
 * b. In "Host part of sip URL" type VoIP provider sip address such as: sip.address.com
 * c. In "Authentication Username (optional)" type your user name again.


 * d. As a next step type your password marking "Save password".


 * 4. In: Preferences tab-> Phone Book you may add your contacts.

5. To make a phone call type a phone number in search fild and click on phone icon.


 * Kphone home page: http://sourceforge.net/projects/kphone
 * More about Kphone on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KPhone

Others applications

 * There are not too many configuration differents for all VoIp applications so I suggest to try:


 * 1) Linphone: http://www.linphone.org and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linphone
 * 2) Ekiga: http://ekiga.org/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekiga
 * 3) X-lite: http://www.counterpath.com/x-lite.html
 * 4) Zoiper: http://www.zoiper.com/
 * 5) Twinkle: http://www.twinklephone.com/


 * More about VoIP on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_over_IP