I just discovered the Skype does not use SIP for communication. What that means is that you can only call someone with a Skype account computer-to-computer. Most VoIP providers, though, use SIP, meaning you don't have to worry about who uses what service since they have a SIP number you can call.
This kind of kills Skype for me. Unless a huge number of my friend use Skype and won't be willing to use another service, they are out of the running. And too bad I need a reachable number in September, else I could lower my T-Mobile rate to as low as possible and eventually transfer my 510 number over to my VoIP account.
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This is what kills skype for me:
"On a Windows machine, even if you shutdown Skype it is still running in the background acting as a "super node" relaying calls for people who are behind very restrictive networks. That can use a lot of bandwidth
and processing power. Although they are no known viruses/backdoors for Skype, as it increases in popularity it is only a matter of time before some flaw is discovered."
Tux
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