Comments on: Enough SIP / Skype Foolishness http://www.ampersand.com/blog/2005/04/30/sip-skype-foolishness/ Links and observations about VoIP, Presence, messaging, open source, blogs, and associated impact on society. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:08:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: swanky.voiper http://www.ampersand.com/blog/2005/04/30/sip-skype-foolishness/#comment-433 swanky.voiper Thu, 13 Oct 2005 18:13:01 +0000 http://www.ampersand.com/blog/2005/04/30/sip-skype-foolishness/#comment-433 Alexius, I'd like to answer some of your questions if Steve doesn't mind: ;-) >> Can I use Skype or Damaka to contact my customers? Depends on what you mean by contacting. If you just want to use Presence and IM, damaka is better. It's IM is way better, specially the spell-check feature is very required when chatting with your customers. >> I heard that Skype can take up some of my computer processing >> speed and bandwidth. You heard right - skype does use your computer processing power and bandwidth to route its traffic. >> How safe is my computer if I were to use Skype or Damaka? If you read the privacy policies and eulas of both companies, you'd know which one is safer and I prefer you do that. Damaka uses direct-peering technology which means that they don't re-route your traffic (IM conversations and phone calls) through other damaka users' resources. Damaka is extremely safe as compared to Skype. Can I use Damaka to dial fixed phones? Not yet! I am also waiting for this feature. You can call PC-2-PC free and the audio quality is way better. Since the ebay-skype deal I have seen a remarkable drop in skype's audio quality. Give them a try ! (http://www.damaka.com) ~swanky.voiper ...a little bit of competition doesn't hurt ;-) Alexius,

I’d like to answer some of your questions if Steve doesn’t mind: ;-)

>> Can I use Skype or Damaka to contact my customers?
Depends on what you mean by contacting. If you just want to use Presence and IM, damaka is better. It’s IM is way better, specially the spell-check feature is very required when chatting with your customers.

>> I heard that Skype can take up some of my computer processing
>> speed and bandwidth.
You heard right - skype does use your computer processing power and bandwidth to route its traffic.

>> How safe is my computer if I were to use Skype or Damaka?
If you read the privacy policies and eulas of both companies, you’d know which one is safer and I prefer you do that. Damaka uses direct-peering technology which means that they don’t re-route your traffic (IM conversations and phone calls) through other damaka users’ resources.
Damaka is extremely safe as compared to Skype.

Can I use Damaka to dial fixed phones?
Not yet! I am also waiting for this feature. You can call PC-2-PC free and the audio quality is way better. Since the ebay-skype deal I have seen a remarkable drop in skype’s audio quality.

Give them a try ! (http://www.damaka.com)

~swanky.voiper
…a little bit of competition doesn’t hurt ;-)

]]> By: swoods http://www.ampersand.com/blog/2005/04/30/sip-skype-foolishness/#comment-337 swoods Mon, 10 Oct 2005 19:23:15 +0000 http://www.ampersand.com/blog/2005/04/30/sip-skype-foolishness/#comment-337 Excellent post Steve. Great insight. I could not agree with you more... Skype does have C to C nailed and they can't get into B2C, C2B, or B2B easily. Enterprises will not even talk to companies that don't use standards they can't understand. I read the comments posted by Dennis and started thinking about the possibilities of damaka being used for enterprise to carrier or enterprise to enterprise handoff. Since they talk SIP and are completely standards based (as they claim), I think a huge market exists for them to explore. damaka can be the skype of enterprise world. So far, from whatever I have seen, damaka does look promising. Lets see if they can capitalize on this opportunity and monetize the enterprise market. ~ swoods Excellent post Steve. Great insight.

I could not agree with you more… Skype does have C to C nailed and they can’t get into B2C, C2B, or B2B easily. Enterprises will not even talk to companies that don’t use standards they can’t understand.

I read the comments posted by Dennis and started thinking about the possibilities of damaka being used for enterprise to carrier or enterprise to enterprise handoff. Since they talk SIP and are completely standards based (as they claim), I think a huge market exists for them to explore.

damaka can be the skype of enterprise world.

So far, from whatever I have seen, damaka does look promising. Lets see if they can capitalize on this opportunity and monetize the enterprise market.

~ swoods

]]> By: Alexius http://www.ampersand.com/blog/2005/04/30/sip-skype-foolishness/#comment-322 Alexius Mon, 10 Oct 2005 10:54:46 +0000 http://www.ampersand.com/blog/2005/04/30/sip-skype-foolishness/#comment-322 Hi. I'm a computer illiterate. But I'm very interested in this voip technology. Can I use Skype or Damaka to contact my customers? I heard that Skype can take up some of my computer processing speed and bandwidth. How safe is my computer if I were to use Skype or Damaka? Can I use Damaka to dial fixed phones? Thanks Hi. I’m a computer illiterate. But I’m very interested in this voip technology. Can I use Skype or Damaka to contact my customers? I heard that Skype can take up some of my computer processing speed and bandwidth. How safe is my computer if I were to use Skype or Damaka? Can I use Damaka to dial fixed phones?

Thanks

]]> By: Dennis http://www.ampersand.com/blog/2005/04/30/sip-skype-foolishness/#comment-102 Dennis Mon, 03 Oct 2005 23:44:07 +0000 http://www.ampersand.com/blog/2005/04/30/sip-skype-foolishness/#comment-102 Have you heard of a company called Damaka (www.damaka.com). They are developing a single hop sip based P2p application that can do encrpted instant message, chat, voice calls, voice conference, voice mail, send short text message etc. with your laptop. I think its a much better technology than Skype. Have you guys heard of this new SIP P2P company called Damaka (www.damaka.com) Have you heard of a company called Damaka (www.damaka.com). They are developing a single hop sip based P2p application that can do encrpted instant message, chat, voice calls, voice conference, voice mail, send short text message etc. with your laptop.

I think its a much better technology than Skype.

Have you guys heard of this new SIP P2P company called Damaka (www.damaka.com)

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