Skype would be a great solution for me if someone offered an ATA for it, so that my computer doesn’t have to be on all the time.
Though since Skype uses some sort of P2P node system, I suspect an ATA, with some sort of QOS packet prioritzation system, might be bad for your regular Internet usage.
Hm.
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3 Comments to “What Skype really needs”
August 23rd, 2005 at 2:28 am
Not sure what an ATA is, but various Skype hardware phones and adapters do exist e.g. from Siemens and Olympus.
August 23rd, 2005 at 2:59 pm
IBM has VOIP phones installed at some of its offices. The hardware is by Siemens, I think. Then you just piggyback off the phone for your computer’s network connection, but the computer doesn’t need to be on to use the phone.
August 23rd, 2005 at 3:05 pm
Similar at MSFT. Behind the scenes, the PBX automatically switches to VOIP as appropriate. An ATA at home would basically do that.
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