Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] Question regarding PC-to-Phone Calls

[Ashutosh Sharma <asharma samyak com>]

Thanks sir.
That was really helpful.       
Sorry to bother you, but some more questions.
       Actually I have downloaded the Open H.323 PSTN Gateway. I looked
into the source code and found that it supports only GSM and G.711 codec
only.
SO what I did that I added all capabilities using "AddAllcapabilities"
function with (0,0,"*"). So does this means that now this PSTN Gateway
is able to support PC-to-Phone calls on all audio codecs (I suppose all
codecs means whatever the codecs that are there in OpenH323 version).

Also I got to know from your response that there are two service
providers which can provide services via GM, but I am interested to know
that why can't I use my Service Provider for that using GM, because if
we talk about NET2Phone,then in that also my ISP can be  anyone. I mean
I want a scenario to be like this:- 

PC (GM) <===>OpenH323 based GATEWAY <==>My ISP <===>Phone(POT/PSTN)

Sorry if my question seems to be absurd.

Thanks and regards,
Ashutosh Sharma.
On Fri, 2005-02-18 at 14:41, Damien Sandras wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> 
> If you want to make PC-To-Phone calls, you have basically 3 solutions :
> 1) Build your own gateway, connected to the landline, using for example
> Asterisk. With that solution, you will pay the same rate than when you
> are using your classical phone as you will be using your own line.
> 
> 2) Build a PC-To-Phone account from a provider. You will then be able to
> phone at cheaper rates as they have terminations in several countries
> and it is thus cheaper to do international calls than when you are using
> your own line. There are 2 providers (and perhaps more) known to work
> with GnomeMeeting :
>      a) MicroTelco: They support only G.723.1 as codec. That codec is
> patented and doesn't exist on Linux. The only way to do calls using
> G.723.1 using GnomeMeeting is thus to buy a Quicknet card. That will
> permit you to use G.723.1 (which comes with the card) and to plug a
> normal phone in the card and use it with GnomeMeeting.
>      b) The GnomeMeeting 1.2 provider: They support G.711 and GSM as
> codecs, you can do PC-To-Phone calls using only your soundcard and a
> headset. You need GnomeMeeting 1.2, there is a special window to
> register a PC-To-Phone account to this provider.
> 
> Hope it helps,
> 
> Le vendredi 18 février 2005 à 14:28 +0530, Ashutosh Sharma a écrit :
> > Hello All,
> > 
> >   I am having a doubt regarding PC-to-Phone Calls through GnomeMeeting.
> > Is this necessary to buy a MicroTelco account for doing this. 
> > If I am connected to the Internet, so obviously I will be having an
> > account from my ISP. So can't I use that account for doing calls.
> > And in that scenario, if I am not wrong then I should have OpenH323
> > Gateway at my place.
> > Please correct me if I am wrong.
> > 
> > Thanks and regards,
> > Ashutosh. 
> > 
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