PhoneGAIM Targets Skype

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Someone emailed me about a new VoIP softphone client from Linspire, who typically develop Linux products. They now have a Windows version, tied to SIPPhone.com's service for PC-to-PSTN calling, but still based on the popular open-source Gaim IM software. Essentially by supporting SIP and partnering with SIPPhone, you can buy VoIP minutes and make outbound calls similar to the SkypeOut service. Better still, you can initiate a VoIP call to ANY USER on ANY MAJOR IM network, including AOL, ICQ, and MSN and the voice call is free. Skype can't do that!

So there are quite a few advantages for this product over Skype. One - it uses open-standards - namely SIP whereas Skype is proprietary. Secondly, unlike Skype, most major IM services are supported by PhoneGaim including AIM/ICQ, MSN, and Yahoo. Could the powerful Linux community along with this popular IM software which is based on open standards take on Skype? And now with the Windows version released, could this finally be the Skype killer? We shall see..

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January 10, 2005 3:13 PM |

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Will PhoneGAIM Unseat Skype from VoIP Blog - Rich Tehrani on January 10, 2005 3:50 PM

When you are number one, you have a permanent bull's-eye on your back and such is the case with Skype, the company that generates a hundred thousand downloads in the time it takes some of us to have lunch. By... Read More

Will PhoneGAIM Unseat Skype from VoIP Blog - Rich Tehrani on January 10, 2005 4:28 PM

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Rick | January 10, 2005 10:49 PM | Reply

Nobody has mentioned PhoneGAIM's sound quality. That is a huge difference in favor of Skype, if PG doesn't compare. And sadly, that is the case for most of Skype's competitors.

Rick | January 10, 2005 10:57 PM | Reply

Also worth a mention was a mostly unannounced deal today that NetToPhone has signed on with Global IP Sound for their sound quality products. Personally, I've been waiting for a popular service provider to make this move. Gips is the sound behind Skype. I believe the industry needs to see more product differentiation in quality and I'm glad to see NTOP made the first move amongst providers to implement GIPS voice engine.

ealm | January 18, 2005 5:22 PM | Reply

Rick: I've never had as good sound quality as I have with PhoneGaim now, with Skype.

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