(OT) VoIP

[James Knott]

Rogers is also planning on offering VoIP.


Lance Nichols wrote:
> Frank, I am running a VoIP gateway from Primus, assigned with a Edmonton phone 
> number to help keep in touch with friends and family back in Edmonton. Works 
> pretty good with my Rogers Cable connection and it is behind my Linksys 
> router, just try to avoid too many other bandwidth eating things at the same 
> time, such as VNCing to a dying computer owned by family while talking to 
> them....
> 
> Disadvantages include: you can't use modems on VoIP, so if you have to remote 
> to any systems via analog modem, keep an analog line. If you have a security 
> alarm that is monitored remotely that will not work either, so you require a 
> analog line for that as well.
> 
> That being said, I think Primus offers couple of good deals on DSL and VoIP if 
> both are available in your area. If you want to drop analog completely, there 
> might be savings by bundling DSL and VoIP from a provider.
> 
> Lance Nichols
> Markham
> 
> On Tuesday 07 September 2004 22:20, Erebus wrote:
> 
>>Just a quick question for my fellow TLUGers:
>>
>>Has anyone switched over to VoIP yet? If so, how well does it work? I've
>>been reading up on it and the costs (and their lowness) intrigue me, but
>>don't want to switch if the quality will drive the Mrs insane.
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Frank in Mississauga
>>J F M
>>jfrankmccarron-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org
>>
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