Android question-> free calls

[warlord-DPNOqEs/LNQ at public.gmane.org (Derek Atkins)]

Kent Borg <kentborg-KwkGvOEf1og at public.gmane.org> writes:

> Derek Atkins wrote:
>> How does sipdroid compare to linphone (which is what I've been using)?
>> Linphone seems to be okay, but my main complaints are:
>>
>> 1) the people at the other end complain that they hear an echo,
>>   
>
> A perennial problem with all telephony...

Perhaps, but in this case it seems particularly bad.  At least according
to my callees.  I don't hear any echo on my end.

>> 2) there is no tie-in the android contacts manager
>>   
>
> There is some tie in with the regular Android phone interface, so
> maybe the contacts ties in nicely, too, but I haven't played with it
> enough to be sure (I also haven't given Google my contacts--I am
> holding out for a clean, trustworthy replacement, that is backed by
> infrastructure I control).

I run a zarafa server at home with z-push.  Then I have my android
connect to that using an Exchange ActiveSync account.  I keep both my
calendar and contacts on my zarafa server!  :)

>> Is sipdroid better?  (I connect back to my home asterisk server)
>
> I don't know. Both are free, probably have similar setup--try it out
> and report back.

:-P  Thanks for volunteering me  :-P

> -kb

-derek

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