[Fwd: [novalug] Re: voip providers?]
John covici
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Sat Nov 4 08:45:51 EST 2006
I am using Galaxyvoice with no problems -- I would never use Vonage
because I have heard bad things about their customer service and
because I use asterisk on my box and you can't do that with Vonage
without paying for an extra line or an extra something. I would never
give up my pots line -- Voip is just not reliable whoever you get --
its over the internet which is just not designed for such traffic and
if your DSL goes down well there you go.
on Saturday 11/04/2006 Rich Goodwin(rich.goodwin@cox.net) wrote
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> Subject: [novalug] Re: voip providers?
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> Rich Goodwin wrote:
> > On Thu, 2006-11-02 at 14:48 +0000, rosejw@speakeasy.net wrote:
> > > Much to my dismay, due to Verizon having crappy lines in my area, I hav=
> e no choice but switch my internet connection to COX cable and with that I =
> have to find a new voip provider. I have been doing a little research chec=
> king out the options and from what I see, they all are good, yet all bad. =
> None of them really stand out as being better than another. So I just figu=
> re I would ask the group their experiences with voip and which providers ar=
> e safe to do business with.
>
> I have Vonage, Vonage-branded Linksys WRTP54G (VoIP router with
> wireless access and 4 wired ports) using Comcast broadband. I kissed
> Verizon good bye completely and never been happier.
>
> I chose Vonage because I can:
> 1. use it with any ISP, DSL, cable, satellite, T-1, whatever. I don't
> get screwed into looking for another VoIP providor if I move (which I'm
> doing in 2 weeks)
> 2. take it with me on trips. Vonage offers softphones, a USB-based
> softphone (the VPhone) or you can just take pack your router in your
> bag
> 3. get the exact same features I had with POTS (call waiting, 3-way
> calling, viocemail, caller id, etc. etc. etc.)
> 4. add a phone number with a totally different area code (got family in
> Alaska? no problem, set up a phone line with an Alaska area code and
> your family won't pay long distance to call you)
>
> The only downside is Comcast sometimes barfs. This summer was horrible
> while they where performing their "rolling upgrades." Things have
> settled down now.
>
> > b) I detected some minor degradation on the phone when doing
> > something with the net (and I cant remember what I was
> > doing) and
>
> Your biggest limiting factor will be your upload speed. The non-premium
> broadband/DSL packages are usually 386 kbps upload. The "standard"
> Vonage bandwidth req. is about 90kbps but you can select the "Bandwidth
> Saver" option on your account. This means you will use less bandwidth
> at the cost of a lower voice quality. I've not used this option so
> can't comment on it.
>
> If you use video conferencing, or anything like WebEx, GotoMeeting,
> etc., then yes, you will notice degredation of voice quality and slower
> performing network programs. I get around this by performing my slide
> transitions (ie. PowerPoint/Impress) then waiting about 3-5 seconds
> before speaking again. This gives the conferencing software a chance to
> send out the slide changes, otherwise, you voice competes with that
> traffic going out and it chops terribly until the screen transition
> completes.
>
> When doing any other network activity, I don't notice any issues with
> Vonage. This includes watching YouTube videos, streaming audio, general
> browsing, SSH and VPN sessions (usually 5-6 at any one time), etc.
>
> > c) I just had an issue last nite with the fax line having
> > either a "poor connection" or the fax machine memory was
> > full (since I was only sending three pages - I don't
> > think the memory was the issue so I have some investigation
> > to do).
>
> I've had 2 network admins tell me VoIP is a fax/modem killer. That
> being said, Vonage does advertise a separate fax line.
>
> No, I don't own Vonage stock nor work for Vonage. Just a happy
> customer.'
>
> -Stoner
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