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| Thread ID: 119255 | 2011-07-13 07:26:00 | New Orcon Modem. | Snorkbox (15764) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1216543 | 2011-07-14 00:12:00 | How to preorder? :D | The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1216544 | 2011-07-14 00:16:00 | Saw this news item (www.stuff.co.nz)this morning. I wonder if you keep your old phone number. |
Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1216545 | 2011-07-14 02:02:00 | Saw this news item (www.stuff.co.nz)this morning. I wonder if you keep your old phone number. Yes. "Bartlett says people will be able to use the handset built into Orcon Genius, or plug their own phones into the unit and make and receive calls just as they always have but over the internet – including keeping their current phone number." www.orcon.net.nz |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 1216546 | 2011-07-14 02:59:00 | I think I'm still missing the point? The "Lite" Genius is identical to the likes of their existing Home Hub, is it not? The "Genius" regular version just has a phone built-in, doesn't it? | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1216547 | 2011-07-14 08:00:00 | I think I'm still missing the point? The "Lite" Genius is identical to the likes of their existing Home Hub, is it not? The "Genius" regular version just has a phone built-in, doesn't it? AS I read it , yes. |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 1216548 | 2011-07-14 09:04:00 | Not when you loose the internet. I'm on Orcon and I have experienced the odd day when it has been dead. Luck i still have a analog landline.. Yes, losing your 'phone 'cause the internet is down is much worse than losing your internet 'cause the 'phone line is down;) |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1216549 | 2011-07-14 09:43:00 | Hahaha, good on them, but Xnet have been offering this for years. DSE even used to sell VoIP phones and ATAs (equivalent to this device). It's poor journalism to claim it's in any way new or the first. I have had two phone lines on Xnet's VFX service for several years and found the quality to be excellent, and the reliability as good as my TelstraClear connection, which has been fine. |
george12 (7) | ||
| 1216550 | 2011-07-14 11:06:00 | I found the Xnet VOIP quality to be crap when I used it, but I think that was due to the router they recommended - if anyone was using the network or internet while making a phone call, the call quality would become terrible. | Greven (91) | ||
| 1216551 | 2011-07-14 11:41:00 | I found the Xnet VOIP quality to be crap when I used it, but I think that was due to the router they recommended - if anyone was using the network or internet while making a phone call, the call quality would become terrible. You have to be very careful to set it up correctly. You need to set the QoS (quality of service) settings so that it prioritises voice traffic. Of course if they are providing the router that should be default, but it wasn't for some models unfortunately. |
george12 (7) | ||
| 1216552 | 2011-07-14 20:28:00 | Yeah I found Xnets to be worse than 2talks, but anyways... I *guess* that Orcon could claim they are "the first" if they're bundling the phone *into* the device, as opposed to just the FXS port which still requires you to supply your own phone. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
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