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Re: Asterisk / Skype integration



On Sun, 2005-07-03 at 14:13 +0100, Kevin Hawkins wrote:
> mark_harrison_uk2 wrote:
>
> xAPTel already supports Skype - so you can place, log and receive
calls
> on Skype via xAP... and using xAP Switchboard you can send display
> messages - even to Windows Media Centre now or Text to Speech perhaps,
> or you could even flash your lights,  turn on the sprinklers and text
> your mobile  ;-) ;-)  - oh..and...... if the asterisk / xAP part was
> released.... ;-)
>
> Not the solution you wanted but at least you'd know of the call
arrival
> and caller detail.    A hardware line would be far more approriate I
> think  though ;-)
>
> K


Kevin,

The answer, of course, is to have both :-)

While I may prefer the audio cue of phones ringing, having PCs around
the house telling me who is calling is something I have grown used to.
(xAPDisplay + Meteor plugin.)

M.




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