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Al wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:31:12 +0100, Paul Cupis wrote:
>
> >Ah, sorry, this is a new requirement of VoIP to me. I thought it was a
> >type of VoIP because it allowed you to have voice conversation over
> >Internet Protocol.
>
> This must be a first. I find myself agreeing with Paul Cupis!
>
> What nonsense this man Ivor is speaking. I'm no fan at all of Skype
> but he and his constant tripe saying that unless you have an ATA
> you're not using voip. Utter twaddle!
>
> Quite why everyone wants to continue here, where it's off-topic,
> rather than uk.telecom.voip is also beyond me.

As Skype apparently 'doesn't count' as VOIP it would be even more
off-topic over there.

"Andy Lord" <> wrote in message
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> Al wrote:
> > On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:31:12 +0100, Paul Cupis wrote:
> >
> > > Ah, sorry, this is a new requirement of VoIP to me. I
> > > thought it was a type of VoIP because it allowed you
> > > to have voice conversation over Internet Protocol.
> >
> > This must be a first. I find myself agreeing with Paul
> > Cupis!
> >
> > What nonsense this man Ivor is speaking. I'm no fan at
> > all of Skype but he and his constant tripe saying that
> > unless you have an ATA you're not using voip. Utter
> > twaddle!

I never said that Skype isn't VoIP. I said that it isn't usable without a
PC hence it is of no use to anyone wishing to use it seriously with
external equipment.

> > Quite why everyone wants to continue here, where it's
> > off-topic, rather than uk.telecom.voip is also beyond
> > me.
>
> As Skype apparently 'doesn't count' as VOIP it would be
> even more off-topic over there.

Read what I said again.

Ivor