VOIP?
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 7:57 am
pretty simple should i get voice over IP?
Instead of or additional to a landline or mobile?
Dan
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Re: VOIP?
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:20 am
Re: VOIP?
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:44 am
what are you going to use it for? The VOIP i use the most is ventrillo, its free (client side) but my use is for online games.. i love it compaired to the crappy built in VOIP some games have. it would be usless to me though as far as replacing my cell phone to talk to people.
Re: VOIP?
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:58 am
VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) as in "Vonage" or "Comcast digital voice", using your high speed internet connection. I just use my cell phone. It comes down to a personal preference and what works best for your situation and budget. If you already have a high speed connection, then its something to consider. 
Re: VOIP?
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:59 pm
high speed connection yes, and @dan it is to replace a land line
here is the current home phone plan against the VOIP plan
http://www.iinet.net.au/products/voip/
looking at that it is currently cheaper to call international then to mobiles!
here is the current home phone plan against the VOIP plan
http://www.iinet.net.au/products/voip/
looking at that it is currently cheaper to call international then to mobiles!
Re: VOIP?
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 3:56 am
How reliable is your DSL connection?
If that goes down, you will be without a phone. Would calling in be as easy as before (as in just ringing a number to get to you).
Is it a dedicated VOIP handset (with a proper ringtone) that means you dont have to have your computer on all the time?
Dan
If that goes down, you will be without a phone. Would calling in be as easy as before (as in just ringing a number to get to you).
Is it a dedicated VOIP handset (with a proper ringtone) that means you dont have to have your computer on all the time?
Dan
Re: VOIP?
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:08 am
I jsut sent my ISP iinet an email asking them if you can keep your old home phone and what happens you are capped.DMB2000uk wrote:How reliable is your DSL connection?
If that goes down, you will be without a phone. Would calling in be as easy as before (as in just ringing a number to get to you).
Is it a dedicated VOIP handset (with a proper ringtone) that means you dont have to have your computer on all the time?
Dan
Also the phone jsut plugs straight into the router.
Re: VOIP?
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:08 am
man i still cant get over the fact they cap you after you use up a certian amount of your "unlimited" bandwidth.. that crap wouldnt fly here inthe US.. ahh the land of excess, get what you want- when you want- and lots of it...cheap!!
Re: VOIP?
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:16 am
The states aren't so good on that front. Read the fineprint in your TOS, an unspecified amount fair usage policy allows them to cap it when they feel like it.smack323 wrote:man i still cant get over the fact they cap you after you use up a certian amount of your "unlimited" bandwidth.. that crap wouldnt fly here inthe US.. ahh the land of excess, get what you want- when you want- and lots of it...cheap!!
Dan
Re: VOIP?
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:33 pm
I always wondered whether you could keep your same phone number with VOIP...Keep us posted please.
Re: VOIP?
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:21 pm
well i think that answers my questionsThanks for your email.
In regards to your email, the extra quota you were informed about comes about when you bundle with our internet products and all really depends on your chosen plan.
When you exceed you download limit or as we refer to it as “quota” we shape or “downgrade” your connection to 64kbps.
When upgrading to VoIP we can’t unfortunately port standard numbers to you new VoIP connection.
If you have any further enquires feel free to call our friendly customer support centre on 13 22 58 or reply to this email.
Thank you
Will.
Customer Service Representative
iiNet.
considering that im currently on 60gigs of quota a month, i doubt they will give me extra quota. and from how i read it you cant keep your original number
Re: VOIP?
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 3:34 pm
i never read the fine print..
Re: VOIP?
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:52 pm
We have VoIP, and it's great. The only problem is that I have a junky router, and it likes to drop sometimes... if you get a good router, go for it!