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conquistador
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Hellhamster.
2947 Posts
10/03
Posted - Aug 16 2007 : 8:26PM
Like Skype? I do sometimes but have never had a good quality call. The quality comes and goes for me.
Do you folks ever try to phone people over the internet?
What do you use, how has it gone?
This is a total poll, but it is distinctly a tech poll.
I need some advice on how to "VOIP" effectively. I pay for fast internet service and I would like to use it.
RandomPrecision
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Enjoy!
8175 Posts
3/06
Posted - Aug 17 2007 : 10:47AM
I have a telephone. I rarely use it. I don't like talking on the phone so I don't. I see no need to pay more than I'm paying (I'm assuming there's a fee of some sort?).
conquistador
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Hellhamster.
2947 Posts
10/03
Posted - Aug 17 2007 : 11:52AM
The idea is that there is no fee past the internet access which I already pay for.
This is to avoid running up the long distance bill on my actual phone line.
LubeNLuv
Senior Member

1854 Posts
3/06
Posted - Aug 17 2007 : 12:13PM
I've been using Skype for 2 years now. I have a Skype in number (two actually, on 2 different accounts), and I have used Skype Out credits since they were introduced. Almost all of my business calls with my international associates are conducted via Skype. I even bought a portable [ invalid url ] just for that purpose. Anywhere I can access WiFi, that phone works. Skype is pre-loaded on the device.
Tmobile just introduced the Tmobile @ Home service. If you have a PDA/Phone with WiFi, it basically lets you auto-switch calls (on the fly) between WiFi and normal cellular bands. So I can use it like a normal cell phone and then when I get near my home or office, the call switches over to VOIP mode via WiFi. What's even better is that if the call originates at a WiFi source, even if I later end up leaving WiFi range and switching to cellular, I am not charged cellular usage minutes. Pretty cool technology...I'm really thinking about getting it!
As for signal quality, I'll agree that it can vary. Sometimes, it's better than a regular landline. Other times, it can get pretty bad. Typically, I only use it for business conversations with associates, family, friends, etc. For normal customer calls, I still revert to normal telephone lines.
Redish All-Star Supporter
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4076 Posts
12/03
Posted - Aug 17 2007 : 1:05PM
I don't use this, but I do use something similar, teamspeak.
It was meant to use as a way of speaking to other players while playing a game. The first good program like this was Roger Wilco, then Ventrilo, now this.
Very easy to use and talk to my friends thru this all the time.
 
Kimi Lixx
Senior Member

2012 Posts
6/01
Posted - Aug 17 2007 : 4:06PM
I've got Vonage - it is cheap, but it does suck
Clam Digger
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2268 Posts
1/05
Posted - Aug 17 2007 : 4:22PM
I used Vonage a couple of years ago and it was horrible.
Some business associates still use it & it is horrible.
One has also used Skype which sounds like a really bad cellphone connection.
Drew Black
broken crankshaft

8009 Posts
9/99
Posted - Aug 20 2007 : 3:58PM
We had Vonage a couple of years ago and it was practically useless, especially if the person on the other end was on a cellphone.
Keith_1
Member

66 Posts
3/05
Posted - Dec 1 2010 : 7:28PM
Hi Kimi, do you still use Vonage? Did you old land-line phone plug into an adapter or did you use one of those IP phones, like the ones made by Cisco?
cobalt60
Knuckle Dragger

2046 Posts
2/03
Posted - Dec 1 2010 : 8:07PM
Yes.
Kimi Lixx
Senior Member

2012 Posts
6/01
Posted - Dec 1 2010 : 10:29PM
No, I quit the whole land line thing. I just have my cell now.
Keith_1
Member

66 Posts
3/05
Posted - Feb 7 2013 : 2:38PM

I started using voip service from voipo.com. It has worked good for me. I can make an unlimited number of calls anywhere in the states and canada without extra charges. But since I am on their residential service, I am allowed 5000 minutes a month--which is way more than I ever use anyway.
They give you an adapter, to which you plug into it your regular old landline telephone. So you can use your telephone without your computer. You can call any cell phone or landline phone.
They also have it setup so you can use a softphone like X-Lite in case you prefer to use your computer with a headset plugged in.
A SIP address is also provided so if a free user of a service like callcentric, each of you can call each other.
I think you can also use an IP phone like ones from Cisco and Snom and I want one of these phones.



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