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veg_all@yahoo.com - 15 Nov 2006 04:08 GMT
Specifically is it fast enough to use a vonage IP phone?

Also the website shows many small cities where there are plans for
coverage. Anyone have a timeframe for that? I would like to get it, but
the cities I visit are mostly small to mid sized towns of around
100,000 people.
Eric Cartman - 15 Nov 2006 23:58 GMT
> Specifically is it fast enough to use a vonage IP phone?
>
> Also the website shows many small cities where there are plans for
> coverage. Anyone have a timeframe for that? I would like to get it, but
> the cities I visit are mostly small to mid sized towns of around
> 100,000 people.

Oh yes.....Vonage requires 90K up/down at full speed....
Works like a champ.....
Thomas M. Goethe - 17 Nov 2006 03:02 GMT
I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the IP
telephony is not allowed on Broadband Access under the terms of service.

> Specifically is it fast enough to use a vonage IP phone?
>
> Also the website shows many small cities where there are plans for
> coverage. Anyone have a timeframe for that? I would like to get it, but
> the cities I visit are mostly small to mid sized towns of around
> 100,000 people.
Michael D. Sullivan - 17 Nov 2006 05:39 GMT
> I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the IP
> telephony is not allowed on Broadband Access under the terms of service.

That is correct.

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Larry - 17 Nov 2006 17:38 GMT
"Thomas M. Goethe" <spam@spam.com> wrote in news:AD97h.7580$L6.4004
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> I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the IP
> telephony is not allowed on Broadband Access under the terms of service.

heh heh....(c;

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Dr. Joel M. Hoffman - 19 Nov 2006 19:25 GMT
>Specifically is it fast enough to use a vonage IP phone?

My experience has been that it's fast enough, but probably not
reliable enough.  I find that I get disconnected with some frequency.

Also, you'll probalby have a problem with latency.

-Joel

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Larry - 19 Nov 2006 23:24 GMT
>>Specifically is it fast enough to use a vonage IP phone?
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Is now a good time to mention the ONLY use allowed is webpages, email and
a company intranet access on Verizon Wireless' broadband?  All other
uses, like streaming, VoIP, downloading from FTP/Usenet/etc....are
expressly forbidden.  Anyone using over 5GB/month is automatically
assumed to be some kind of data ogre and is, of course, automatically
dumped as an abuser.

You don't really think some company that's selling long distance to
Timbuktu for $3.50/minute is gonna let you talk free on Skype or Vonage
over their lines, do ya?  They're stupid, but not THAT stupid....(c;

(For reference, 1X on an aircard works just fine on Skype.....shhhhh...
(c;)

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Dr. Joel M. Hoffman - 20 Nov 2006 14:40 GMT
>(For reference, 1X on an aircard works just fine on Skype.....shhhhh...
>(c;)

What about latency?  Doesn't it take a full second between the time
you ask "can you hear me" and the person on the other end replies?

-Joel

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Larry - 21 Nov 2006 04:56 GMT
> What about latency?  Doesn't it take a full second between the time
> you ask "can you hear me" and the person on the other end replies?

It was longer than on broadband, but wasn't very objectionable at all.  Any
VoIP has some latency, just like digital cellphones do.  As long as you
don't try to do anything else during the VoIP, 1X has plenty of bandwidth
to do it without backing up.

I suppose it also has something to do with how heavy the data traffic is on
your cell system in your area, too.  It is a shared resource, which is why
they don't want you to actually use it much with these restrictions and GB
limits to discourage use.  If the shared system is overloaded by
overselling, I'd think it would be unusable.  Here in Charleston, that's no
problem as they don't sell much of it on any carrier.  They don't even push
it in most cell stores, not wanting to get involved in the trouble it
causes.

Larry
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