pablo4
Proud Owner Of The Cornballer
join:2004-08-11
Kanata, ON
| Bandwith Usage
Correct me if I am wrong here but isn't voip a relatively low bandwidth user? Isn't the problem with customers demanding a more reliable "last mile" network?
How many megs of traffic is actually used by voip? Certainly noting compared to BitTorrent traffic or any P2P software for that matter.
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batageek
Slave To The Duopoly
Premium
join:2003-01-25
| »www.vonage.com/help_knowledgeBas···gory=148
The Bandwidth Saver feature allows you to control the sound quality of your call to save valuable bandwidth. Customers with 128 Kbps connections often choose the Normal Sound Quality setting on our Dashboard. This saves bandwidth and still provides excellent call quality.
To activate the Bandwidth Saver Feature, access your web account and select the Features page:
Step Action
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Select the phone number you want the bandwidth saver to apply to.
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Click the Configure button located under Bandwidth Saver
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Select the white circle on the left-hand side under "30 Kbps" (or the Kbps setting of choice)
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Click Submit to save the selection
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pablo4
Proud Owner Of The Cornballer
join:2004-08-11
Kanata, ON
1 edit | I knew that.
My statement was more an observation than a request for technical help.
I am very familiar with my Vonage account and have played with many of the features.
All I am trying to say is that VoIP is not the bandwidth hog that ISP claim.
Its a red herring.
ISPs don't like VoIP customers because they demand a reliable network that provides consistent access to bandwidth, not large quantities of bandwidth. |
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J D McDorce
Premium
join:2001-12-29
Westland, MI
1 edit | said by pablo4  :All I am trying to say is that VoIP is not the bandwidth hog that ISP claim. I agree completely. For my specific Vonage account, the Bandwidth Saver option allows me to select between 30 kbps and 90 kbps. Considering the times that I queue and download items from newsgroups (often in excess of 5 Mbps), Vonage at the max setting is a mere drop in the bucket. |
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batageek
Slave To The Duopoly
Premium
join:2003-01-25
1 edit | reply to pablo4
likewise....I thought this "bandwidth hog" should be exposed for its 30k usage. LOL
The real answer I think can be found right here.....typical Bell abuse...(though I didn't think this applied to our friends to the North).....sigh
While he did not offer any details on the expected arrival or pricing of Clearwire's own VoIP service, Salemme did say that VoIP "is a very important part of our portfolio, and we want to get it out there as quickly as possible." Salemme said Clearwire chose Bell Canada's offering based on its technical merits, which he said the company deemed superior to those currently available, such as the CallVantage service from AT&T. As part of its agreement, Bell Canada also invested $100 million in Clearwire, and will have a representative on Clearwire's board. Intel Captial, the chip company's venture arm, has also invested in Clearwire.
According to Vonage, it was able to resolve its customer's issues by changing the SIP port number for the end-user device. After the change, the customer was able to use Vonage's service again, Vonage's Shulz said.
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Kearnstd
Elf Wizard
Premium
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to pablo4
30k lmao a large everquest 2 patch(expansion/voice over downloads) at full speed from the SOE patch servers is eating up 400k/sec+
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