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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Skype debuts Linux-powered cordless phone
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>| Skype on Aug. 31 introduced a pair of cordless VoIP phones that work
>| without being connected to a computer, via a DECT basestation that
>| attaches directly to broadband and POTS lines. One of the two -- the
>| Philips VOIP841 -- uses Linux as its embedded OS.
> `----
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> http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8449749058.html
They're rather nice, aren't they :-) These types of devices are
certainly going to become much more common, but until we get proper
3-mode networking, then transporting voice on IP is going to be a
random quality thing.
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| Mark Kent -- mark at ellandroad dot demon dot co dot uk |
Vail's Second Axiom:
The amount of work to be done increases in proportion to the
amount of work already completed.
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