Ekiga

Ekiga is a VoIP and video conferencing software for GNOME and Microsoft Windows. It is distributed as free software under the terms of the GNU General Public License. It was the default VoIP client in Ubuntu until October 2009, when it was replaced by Empathy. Open-source video conferencing, softphone, and messaging app for Linux desktop. High-quality voice & standard telephony functionality.

Why Choose Ekiga ?

It supports all major features defined by those protocols like call hold, call transfer, call forwarding, … It also supports basic instant messaging, and has advanced support for NAT traversal. Ekiga supports the best free audio and video codecs, and has wideband support for superior audio quality, together with echo cancellation.

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Key Modules

First lets understand what to expect from this software in a general overview.

Features:

  • Call forwarding on busy, no answer, always

  • Call transfer

  • Call hold

  • DTMF support

  • Basic instant messaging

  • Text chat

  • Register with several registrars and gatekeepers simultaneously

  • Ability to use an outbound proxy or a gateway

  • Message waiting indications

  • Audio and video

Services:

  • STUN support

  • LDAP support

  • Audio codec algorithms

  • Video codec algorithms

Pros & Cons:

Pros:
  • The ability to make desk to desk or desk to outside calls with a program of only 2 MB, free and open-source, is something great.

  • A great tool to page colleagues or to place low-duration & low quality calls inside a local area network without access to the internet.

  • Make desk to desk calls or join conference calls.

  • Video calls and conference calls succeed perfectly without jerks, jitter, or connection drops.

 Cons:

  • It is not clear, despite absent tests and official documentation on the subject

  • It doesn’t support integration with switchboards like Free PBX and Asterisk

  • It doesn’t have the codecs required for the correct functioning of the two-way audio in call and does not (apparently) support the forced negotiation of a specific codec for all inbound and outbound calls, which can be improved in this sense.


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FAQ

How do you use a Ekiga?
  1. Click on Edit then Account. You should see this screen appear.
  2. Click Accounts then Add a Ekiga Account.
  3. Fill out the following fields: Name. Registrar. User. Authentication User. Password. The User and Authentication User should be identical.
How to do Ekiga login?
Enter your Ekiga ~ Free Your Speech username. Enter the password that accompanies your username.
How to install Ekiga?
  1. Install snapshots from the website.
  2. Install snapshots using a repository. Add this GPG key to verify the repository. Add the repositories. Install Ekiga Snapshot.
How much is Ekiga pricing?
Ekiga.net is a free Voice over IP, commonly VoIP or internet telephony, service provider. Using VoIP is like using electronic mails: Any SIP aware software will do, but we recommend our free Ekiga softphone, which has Instant-Messaging, Audio and Video built-in. Ekiga pricing starts with $14.99/user. 
How can I contact with Ekiga technical team?

Support Center requires you to already have Ekiga for VoIP. Once you've deployed Ekiga, getting started with Support Center is a snap. Contact there sales associates to get started http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/Technical_details

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