Re: Using VoIP with Satellite Internet in WildBlue Satellite http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r16851965 en Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:15:11 EDT Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:15:11 EDT Re: Using VoIP with Satellite Internet http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16932126 Liberty : netzerovoice works
Not well but does work, always
I have many WB users that netzero is their ONLY phone they have
Not because it is their choice but because they are out of the reach of ANY other phone connection.
If you can get a phone connection any other way - use that service
WB is a tool for browsing/mail, any other use is a bonus
I had a dozen people try it this weekend alone, at a county fair I was at
All agreed they wouldn't want to use it as primary connection if they had a choice]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16932126 Tue, 19 Sep 2006 10:38:07 EDT Re: Using VoIP with Satellite Internet http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16931030 beldin : Wildblue ping times average around 700ms no matter which pack you have (Value, Select or Pro). There's no way around this. VoIP will work, but not well. I wouldn't try it with the Value pack, but it may work ok with Select or Pro.
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current lat runs around 100ms... and my vonage sucks big. so you're all saying, forget wildblue? ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16930918 Tue, 19 Sep 2006 02:27:06 EDT Re: Using VoIP with Satellite Internet http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16858207 cokesat :
said by Skyway See Profile :

It all is determined by traffic shaping I guess?
My Two cent I had the opportunity to try Zingotel Free
for a couple of months back in the March/April time fram.
on WB It work real good sometimes and sometimes it was
slow but it always worked.

Then last Month the opportunity came back around to try again but this time it was Very Different. For the most part it would not work at all.

What happened could it be "traffic shaping".

That was my only expenerence with VOIP on WB]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16858207 Thu, 07 Sep 2006 14:47:48 EDT Re: Using VoIP with Satellite Internet http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16853234 ahedge :
said by roadsscholar7 See Profile :

quote:
Wildblue and other satellite internet is junk. Until they improve the technology I wont get it. VOIP on satellite broadband will not work effeeciently or maybe not all. Not worth trying.


Darn, wish I'd known that, I wouldn't have spent 600 VoIP satellite internet minutes last month on calls all over N. America.
:D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16853234 Wed, 06 Sep 2006 19:21:14 EDT Re: Using VoIP with Satellite Internet http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16852119 Skyway : Yeh, That is what I have been told, works but very slow...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16852119 Wed, 06 Sep 2006 16:15:08 EDT Re: Using VoIP with Satellite Internet http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16852100 Mikofox : I find VoIP essential nowadays. It beats me why any satellite service provider would block it in any way, especially as none of them seems to be able to provide their own alternative. If more WB users would protest, maybe they'd rethink their policy.

Skyway, I've done a little P2P since I got the system last week and can say that it works for me. Slow speeds at below 10 KBs, but it works.
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Mike | Telesat Ka 1500/300 Service, DW6000 SOHO, G11/1070, 1.80m Dish, Signal 84, Airport EBS, AL Powerbook 15", iMac G5 20", OS 10.4.7, All Mac Browsers, EvoCam, Skype, iChat, RE System.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16852100 Wed, 06 Sep 2006 16:11:49 EDT Re: Using VoIP with Satellite Internet http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16851965 Skyway : Just a comment or two:

roadsscolar is in Canada and Canadian KAband works quite good with VOIP..WildBlue does not....

Also Canadian KABand doesn't work well with P2P programs, but WildBlue does....

It all is determined by traffic shaping I guess?
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In Canada it works quite well, as roadsscholar and others can attest to, and in the U.S. it may or may not work at all.
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Mike | Telesat Ka 1500/300 Service, DW6000 SOHO, G11/1070, 1.80m Dish, Signal 84, Airport EBS, AL Powerbook 15", iMac G5 20", OS 10.4.7, All Mac Browsers, EvoCam, Skype, iChat, RE System.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16851964 Wed, 06 Sep 2006 15:46:25 EDT Re: Using VoIP with Satellite Internet http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16851339 roadsscholar7 :
quote:
Wildblue and other satellite internet is junk. Until they improve the technology I wont get it. VOIP on satellite broadband will not work effeeciently or maybe not all. Not worth trying.


Darn, wish I'd known that, I wouldn't have spent 600 VoIP satellite internet minutes last month on calls all over N. America.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16851339 Wed, 06 Sep 2006 14:01:31 EDT Re: Using VoIP with Satellite Internet http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16779227 anon : Wildblue and other satellite internet is junk. Until they improve the technology I wont get it. VOIP on satellite broadband will not work effeeciently or maybe not all. Not worth trying.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16779227 Fri, 25 Aug 2006 20:37:52 EDT Re: Using VoIP with Satellite Internet http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16768126 anon : Does WildBlue support VoIP?

At this time, WildBlue does not support VoIP.

»www.wildblue.com/aboutWildblue/qaa.jsp#5_9]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16768126 Wed, 23 Aug 2006 23:25:26 EDT Re: Using VoIP with Satellite Internet http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16767897 ahedge :
said by murray1987 See Profile :

I was looking into a VoIP telephone service like SunRocket or Vonage. Does anyone know how well they work with satellite internet?

Their websites just state they are for highspeed internet like cable or dsl. Nothing is stated about satellite. When I called they acted like they had never heard of Wildblue or any satellite service.
That's your answer I guess. :huh:

I tried NetZero but wasn't happy with the results. Many of those services have a free trial, perhaps you should see if it works for you.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16767897 Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:42:04 EDT Using VoIP with Satellite Internet http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16766899 murray1987 : I was looking into a VoIP telephone service like SunRocket or Vonage. Does anyone know how well they work with satellite internet?

Their websites just state they are for highspeed internet like cable or dsl. Nothing is stated about satellite. When I called they acted like they had never heard of Wildblue or any satellite service.

Thanks,
Blake]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16766899 Wed, 23 Aug 2006 20:13:31 EDT