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| Thread ID: 119255 | 2011-07-13 07:26:00 | New Orcon Modem. | Snorkbox (15764) | PC World Chat |
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| 1216553 | 2011-07-14 21:42:00 | 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. Not sure how you prioritize voice traffic over the internet as it's a first in first served system unless you use a VPN setup.. |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 1216554 | 2011-07-14 22:52:00 | Going by your theory, then the same can be said for VPN and the traffic encapsulated by the VPN. It's definitely *not* just a first-in, first-served free for all. It is very possibly to QoS, and very easy too, with the right combination of factors, such as a specific router, and a line that gives reliable throughput. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1216555 | 2011-07-15 02:11:00 | 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. Yeah, I have also heard that 2talk is better, though I personally have no cause for complaint about the VFX service. Slingshot offers iTalk, which used to come with an actual VoIP phone. I don't think they offer that phone anymore though, and I have heard only bad things about the service. paulw, many home routers, especially ones with built in ATAs (the device which emulates an analog phone line so you can plug in a normal phone), have QoS services that allow you to prioritise traffic. Sure, routing is normally first come first served, but a router can really order the packets any way it likes. You still can't control inbound QoS (as far as I understand) but I have never found that to be a problem. |
george12 (7) | ||
| 1216556 | 2011-07-15 03:32:00 | Yeah I control inbound QoS easily. The el-cheapo routers that most ISP's give away, or that come with a built-in FXS port never seem to do a good enough job of QoS. pfSense / m0n0wall / Tomato / Gargoyle, all do infinitely better, and all incredibly incredibly cheap to setup too! |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1216557 | 2011-07-15 04:18:00 | Yeah I control inbound QoS easily. The el-cheapo routers that most ISP's give away, or that come with a built-in FXS port never seem to do a good enough job of QoS. pfSense / m0n0wall / Tomato / Gargoyle, all do infinitely better, and all incredibly incredibly cheap to setup too! Interesting. My WRP400 does a decent job, but does get choked up with more than a few hundred connections (ie torrents). I used to have a m0n0wall box but having multiple PCs running 24/7 does use a bit of power (200W costs about $30 per month). I might build one using a laptop with an extra network card. I'd love to ditch the ATA altogether and buy WiFi cordless phones to use with an Asterisk box but they are too expensive still to justify. I probably used the wrong terminology (or am just confused) regarding the inbound QoS. What I meant is that you can't control the QoS before the packets come into your house. |
george12 (7) | ||
| 1216558 | 2011-07-15 04:48:00 | I would simply LOVE to be able to ditch my phoneline. But I'm on a cabinet, so orcon said I can't. Screw you telecom. | 8ftmetalhaed (14526) | ||
| 1216559 | 2011-07-15 05:51:00 | slingshot have had italk for ages, same thing Not that i am recommending slingshot.... |
Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1216560 | 2011-07-15 07:27:00 | italk is 2talk under a different name isn't it? The 2talk servers are located in the CallPlus data centre | Greven (91) | ||
| 1216561 | 2011-07-15 08:12:00 | I would simply LOVE to be able to ditch my phoneline. But I'm on a cabinet, so orcon said I can't. Screw you telecom. It's not Telecom's problem your on a cabinet . Blame Orcon.. |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 1216562 | 2011-07-15 08:29:00 | The people who originally started iTalk up and left a while back when there was some stuff going on with management, they started 2talk. iTalk turned to custard then. Not sure if it still is, don't care, don't use it. Number portability is a beautiful thing. Ditch the laptop, get a pcengines Alix system, they're cheap. That or you can use Gargoyle / Tomato on the likes of a WRT54GL. If it's choking under torrents, it's not doing a good enough job. You most definitely can control the packets. How do you think download applications do rate-limiting to control themselves? ;) |
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