McWizzard
join:2001-06-01
Plymouth, MI
| VoIP - PAP2 users in Hong Kong?
Need some assistance from users that might travel to Hong Kong and have used VoIP hardware to phone back to the U.S.
I've got an international assignment starting in about a month based in Hong Kong lasting for about a year. Details are still being out so I don't know exactly where I'll be staying just yet, but will most likely have HSI.
I'd like to be able to take my PAP2 (unlocked) and use it to call back to the U.S. to other FWD connected PAP2's if possible.
Anybody have any experience do this? |
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mazilo
From Mazilo
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join:2002-05-30
Lilburn, GA
| said by McWizzard  :I'd like to be able to take my PAP2 (unlocked) and use it to call back to the U.S. to other FWD connected PAP2's if possible. You shouldn't have a problem with this.
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sokhapkin
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join:2003-05-08
Somerset, NJ | reply to McWizzard
You might have a problem with the PAP2 power brick, the power line voltage in HK is like in all the world, 220V, but not 110 like in US.
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N9MD
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join:2005-10-08
Wayne, NJ
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| said by sokhapkin :You might have a problem with the PAP2 power brick, the power line voltage in HK is like in all the world, 220V, but not 110 like in US. Actually, my PAP2-NA as well as my Telco AC211 and LinkSys 2102 all come standard with 120V-240V power blocks. All one needs is an adapter plug (around $5 or so) into which one plugs the US 110V plug --- and then plugs the adapter into the "foreign" wall socket. |
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ryan22030
join:2007-01-21
Fairfax, VA
| reply to McWizzard
i took my voip adapter to the uk last year. used a voltage coverter and it worked-- ok. the only problem was the quality of the phone. i suppose the one problem is that the adapter is connecting to a data point located in the states... so your call is routed to the voip data point then to the pstn if your calling to the US. but what i have calling to the UK so I was actually calling people in england while i was over there-- so the voip adapter was contacting the data point in the states and then routing back to england-- so there was some quality loss. |
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indyqq0
join:2006-09-01 | reply to McWizzard
You don't have problrm. I took two to China and setup with voipstunt/stanaphone (line1/line2). I call stanaphone number and ring on line 1. They call us using voipstunt (Line 1). Both are free call. |
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sipcpe
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join:2004-01-06
Seattle, WA | reply to McWizzard
The only issue to watch out for is you will want to get a dsl line from PCCW as all the others isp are crap. Also you might want to get a free US DID to add to your PAP so family/friends back home can call you via a US number. |
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redshift
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join:2004-03-23
Beverly Hills, CA | reply to N9MD
The Vonage one does not...see my post about the Vonage mishap
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sipcpe
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Seattle, WA | True the Vonage ATAs have never shipped with a universal power adaptor so you need to get one from Radio Shack or get a 220v adaptor in Hong Kong when you get there for about $5. |
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redshift
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Beverly Hills, CA | In Kowloon I got one for about $15 from a street vendor for a step down converter.
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mazilo
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| said by redshift :In Kowloon I got one for about $15 from a street vendor for a step down converter. Did you mean HK$15 or US$15? If it is US$15, it sounded like you have been ripped off by this street vendor. 
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redshift
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join:2004-03-23
Beverly Hills, CA | HK$15...
But there were other places where I saw the price at about US$15 |
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mazilo
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| said by redshift :HK$15... Yup. This is a pretty reasonable price.
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sipcpe
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Seattle, WA
| Step down converter is different than a power adaptor. No need to use Vonage adaptor with a step down converter instead buy a new 220v adaptor ($5) just make sure the new power adaptor's voltage output selection options will match your vonage box (ie 12v or 5v output) and the power plug will fit your DC In jack on the Vonage box. |
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mazilo
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| said by sipcpe :No need to use Vonage adaptor with a step down converter instead buy a new 220v adaptor ($5) ... I thought a step-down converter that converts a 220V to 110V is suitable for the power adapter of PAP2v1 to use.
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redshift
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Beverly Hills, CA
| Yeah it is...I think he just thinks it's easier to buy a new power adapter.
I'm not sure if it is easier, because there are more variables involved (ie the jack for the unit + the voltage output) but in some places it's a lot cheaper to buy this then buying a step down converter...however in HK I think it's just easier to buy the step down converter as their prices are quite reasonable, and if you don't speak Cantonese it can become pretty tricky trying to ask someone a bunch of complicated tech questions.
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ejrobinson
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join:2003-05-16
Miami Beach, FL | reply to sipcpe
That isn't true. The first ata, the 186, came with a dual voltage power supply. I believe the pap2 does, too. In any case, it wouldn't be difficult to find an adapter in hong kong.
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goodchefro
join:2007-02-21
Macomb, IL
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3 edits | PAP2T comes with auto-sensing (automatic switch) dual voltage, 100-240 V. So just a power plug adaptor for Asia (2 round prongs) would suffice.
For Pap2 there's no specification, so probably doesn't have the dual capability.
I have an AmericanTourister set. You can find easily on E-Bay at cheaper price, rather than buying one from RadioShack or Macys, or elsewhere. |
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mazilo
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Lilburn, GA
1 edit | said by goodchefro :For Pap2 there's no specification, so probably doesn't have the dual capability. An interesting remark also pointed out by sipcpe on his post here where Vonage supplied a PAP2v1 with a 110VAC adapter. OTOH, all my PAP2v1 units, bought from local BestBuy, Office Depot, and Staples, come with a 100-240VAC 50-60 Hz adapter.
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redshift
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Beverly Hills, CA
1 edit | reply to ejrobinson
The Vonage ATA definitely does not come with a dual voltage power adaptor....See post »Vonage Mishap
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