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Philly Guy

join:2006-11-27
Philadelphia, PA

Improving sound quality (Vonage / Linksys Router)

I have two computers and a Vonage device hooked up to a Linksys BEFSR41 V3 wired router.

I do a lot of UL and DL, but when I do, sometimes Vonage sound quality suffers (we can hear them fine, but we sound garbled to them). I have to pause the UL/DL in this case, which sometimes takes up to 20 seconds before it improves the quality.

I was recommended to come here to find out what could be done. I was hoping there was a way to configure the router so that the port the Vonage adapter is hooked up to could have first priority at all times, and therefore when a phone is being used, the computers would have to share the remaining bandwidth. I have checked my configuration screen (Firmware Version: 1.04.17) but there is nothing about QoS.

Thanks in advance.
slow mo

join:2002-03-19
USA

Re: Improving sound quality (Vonage / Linksys Router)

The best way to resolve is to get a router with QOS. If you search this forum you should find a few. Linksys wrt54g v4 and down are probably highly recommended. Xycell(?), Trendnet(?), and Dlink all have some models that can handle QOS.
ejrobinson
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join:2003-05-16
Miami Beach, FL
That model from linksys is very old and there have been problems with it. I'd get the wrt54gl, as another person has recommended.

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stufried
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Re: Improving sound quality (Vonage / Linksys Router)

I use the wrt54gl with tomato firmware and love it. I was using dd-wrt which was far more powerful, but I was losing my registration more. Also, tomato has a great utility to determine who your bandwith is being used and reprovision the same.

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Re: Improving sound quality (Vonage / Linksys Router)

said by stufried See Profile :

I use the wrt54gl with tomato firmware and love it. I was using dd-wrt which was far more powerful, but I was losing my registration more. Also, tomato has a great utility to determine who your bandwith is being used and reprovision the same.
WRT54GL with Thibor HyperWRT here, no issues.
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slow mo

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wrt54gl for $39.27 after $10 rebate and google checkout $20 off.

»www.buy.com/prod/Linksys_WRT54GL···565.html
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