voipbargains
join:2006-05-07
Apo, AE
| reply to canam101
Re: Report on Voicestick - Day 2
I posted that I was using my VoiceStick with my cell phone on the 9th.(yes it is the bridge that they have that allows me to use my cell without the net)
BUT you can also use your local phone (any phone) with the bridge.
The trick is to have your VoiceStick number you get to be one that is in your local area (about 13 miles or less)
Then have the home phone (or your work phone or cell phone)number in the bridge.
So if the net has outages (I have Charter with constant issues) I use my work phone line or cell.
I think all the VOIP companies will always be at the mercy of the internet. This bridge allows you to basicaly have voice over the internet WITHOUT the internet!
Also I have Sprint to Home on my cell, very handy with the bridge! |
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stufried
Premium
join:2003-10-13 | reply to ctylor
Look at the post abbout the voicestick website being down. I had a similar result when I tried to log on to it. |
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ctylor
join:2006-03-15
Vancouver, BC
| reply to canam101
Give it a try again after several days. VOIP companies have ups and downs, and good days and bad days. Your experience if it persists does make them sound like they are not even worth their free DID but other people have reported better results so maybe it was just a bad day?
(PS I am a new Voicestick subscriber trying to evaluate the service myself.) |
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canam101
join:2005-02-18
| Voicestick test - day 2
Called a relative in the US about 5pm edt, using the ata.
Everything was dandy for 10 minutes or so, then we were
disconnected. I tried dialing again, but the connection dropped
after a few seconds.
My relative dialed my voicestick number; the phone rang, but the
connection wasn't there or was quickly dropped.
Then I used skype, which worked like a charm for the rest
of the conversation.
After we finished, I used skype to dial the voicestick number, using
the ata, but the connection was gone before it had hardly been made.
I disconnected the ata, and ran the voicestick softphone, and again
used skype to call the voicestick number. Same problem.
After about 10 more minutes I tried again, calling the softphone via
skype, and this time the connection was maintained until I hung up -
4 or 5 minutes.
Then I connected the ata and called again. The phone rang and the
connection was made and maintained for about 11 minutes, until I
hung up.
So, it sounds like voicestick isn't up to landline-phone standards,
or even broadvoice standards, judging from my year with broadvoice.
But that was only one incident, and I have a while to go before my
$10 credit runs out, or I give up on the service. |
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