Comments: The Joke That Was Jajah

I have had the chance to try Jajah-to-Skype calls, and they arrive at the Skype end with a pre-defined Skype name, that of the gateway computer. This means that the called party has no way of recognizing the caller. Also often the call can't get through, as all gateways are busy, and I am sure there is very little scalablity in this architecture.

You should try out a newly announced SIP softphone client Gizmo: www.gizmoproject.com

Posted by David Orban at July 2, 2005 07:46 AM

Thanks for sharing the observation. This is in line with what Stuart says in his entry. Besides the scalability aspect, isn't there a basic problem - if you require Skype to accept calls only from authorized users, you must authorize the gateway name. This means then any Jajah user will be able to reach you violating your privacy preference. (By the way, do all gateways use the same Skype name?)

Posted by Aswath at July 2, 2005 10:18 AM

Aswath,
Astute observation. You are correct. If only those on your buddylist can call you then Jajah won't get through. The "claims" that were written were really a shame for many parts of the product are better thought out than Gizmo that released a day later and has an "icon" behind it.

Posted by Stuart Henshall at July 2, 2005 02:49 PM

think as an end-user:
we need video call, skype can't do
we need cheaper rate, skype not yet ready
we need sms, skype can't offer
and sound quality is more reliable than skype (5-10times)

these 4 are enough to try Jajah, no matter what you said.. technically is not so important to end-user perception..

try it, you 'll love it
:))

Posted by tommy at July 17, 2005 03:14 AM