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<blockquote data-quote="krikey" data-source="post: 6425716" data-attributes="member: 55614"><p>I've been using VoIP services for years now for home and business, starting with Sipgate way back in the day as a cheap and cheerful provider. We're now using a company called Gradwell who are UK based and have been for over 7 years and cannot fault their service. Having a fast internet connection is not necessarily what you need, as you can run VoIP on slower ADSL connections too. There's a tool here <a href="http://voipqualitytest.com/" target="_blank">http://voipqualitytest.com/</a> that you can run to see how your existing line fares, but I would run this from a computer that is wired to your router, not a WiFI connected computer as a WiFi connection will never give you the best results anyway, even if you have a fancy mesh system installed.</p><p></p><p>What you do need is an unfettered or relatively un-contended connection for it to work well and for you not to sound like a Dalek on the other end. That's to say, if you start streaming Netflix while trying to make a VoIP call, you're likely to cause the VoIP call to fail or the quality to drop significantly as to annoy the hell out of you.</p><p></p><p>Many newer internet routers have something called QoS (Quality of Service) or traffic shaping. This can prioritise certain types of internet traffic, so that VoIP takes priority over everything else when you're using your broadband connection and you're more likely to get a good voice connection.</p><p></p><p>A single VoIP connection really doesn't need that much bandwidth at around 90Kbits up and down (a Kbit is a thousanth of a Mbit and you're internet connection "should" be measured in MBit speeds) but its more important to have a solid and reliable connection. The ping/jitter/delay arguably is more important and as has already been mentioned, satellite internet is no good for VoIP as the delays are huge.</p><p></p><p>I would not use the softphone solution on your mobile as you're likely to be disillusioned by its reliability, trust me, I've used quite a few over the years, hoping that perhaps this new one will do better. As a mobile phone relies on a WiFi or 3G/4G connection, this adds an additional layer of faff that could cause your VoIP to fail, but your broadband could be totally capable. Go with a hardware solution like the Gigaset C430HX DECT handset kit which is VoIP and landline compatible and has good range too.</p><p></p><p>If you're feeling flush, get a standard ADSL connection just for VoIP and another for everything else. If one line fails, you can then always switch to the other too, assuming you chose a different ADSL provider ie BT & Vodafone for example.</p><p></p><p>I'm not a VoIP specialist, nor do I work in the industry but I would class myself as a VoIP evangelist.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="krikey, post: 6425716, member: 55614"] I've been using VoIP services for years now for home and business, starting with Sipgate way back in the day as a cheap and cheerful provider. We're now using a company called Gradwell who are UK based and have been for over 7 years and cannot fault their service. Having a fast internet connection is not necessarily what you need, as you can run VoIP on slower ADSL connections too. There's a tool here [URL]http://voipqualitytest.com/[/URL] that you can run to see how your existing line fares, but I would run this from a computer that is wired to your router, not a WiFI connected computer as a WiFi connection will never give you the best results anyway, even if you have a fancy mesh system installed. What you do need is an unfettered or relatively un-contended connection for it to work well and for you not to sound like a Dalek on the other end. That's to say, if you start streaming Netflix while trying to make a VoIP call, you're likely to cause the VoIP call to fail or the quality to drop significantly as to annoy the hell out of you. Many newer internet routers have something called QoS (Quality of Service) or traffic shaping. This can prioritise certain types of internet traffic, so that VoIP takes priority over everything else when you're using your broadband connection and you're more likely to get a good voice connection. A single VoIP connection really doesn't need that much bandwidth at around 90Kbits up and down (a Kbit is a thousanth of a Mbit and you're internet connection "should" be measured in MBit speeds) but its more important to have a solid and reliable connection. The ping/jitter/delay arguably is more important and as has already been mentioned, satellite internet is no good for VoIP as the delays are huge. I would not use the softphone solution on your mobile as you're likely to be disillusioned by its reliability, trust me, I've used quite a few over the years, hoping that perhaps this new one will do better. As a mobile phone relies on a WiFi or 3G/4G connection, this adds an additional layer of faff that could cause your VoIP to fail, but your broadband could be totally capable. Go with a hardware solution like the Gigaset C430HX DECT handset kit which is VoIP and landline compatible and has good range too. If you're feeling flush, get a standard ADSL connection just for VoIP and another for everything else. If one line fails, you can then always switch to the other too, assuming you chose a different ADSL provider ie BT & Vodafone for example. I'm not a VoIP specialist, nor do I work in the industry but I would class myself as a VoIP evangelist. [/QUOTE]
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