Is TelTel a Skype wannabe or something more. Teltel announced at VON that they were now the largest SIP based user community. I don't see anything in Teltel that suggests they will give you your SIP number and without it you are locked to their hardware and software just like arrangements with Vonage or CallVantage.

I blogged about Skype clones some months back. TelTel was not alone then and while they have made progress (yes I did download it then) Teltel is still doesn't better Skype. The audio quality is not to the same standard despite GIPS being a partner. I didn't find quickly a directory search function and you must have three users before you can begin dialing. They have built in two "different" features; "Call-me" requests and "Notify-me" updates. These are useful and add a new angle to personalizing presence. The callers icon gets a personal addition. So scanning your buddy list can quickly show who you should call. Skype should look at adding this capability although VM serves a similar purpose.