tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post4790520781909422265..comments2024-02-13T03:59:13.635+00:00Comments on Eat Electric Death: VOIP is here [Lurks]Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02020308502156946280noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-18156690636157442412006-08-08T02:29:00.000+01:002006-08-08T02:29:00.000+01:00Anyone having problems with frequent call drop out...Anyone having problems with frequent call drop outs? I can't work out if it is my end or the other skype caller's end. It doesn't seem consitent. Some calls go forever and others drop out at 20 to 40 second intervals. Are there any test programmes other than the skype 123 that will give me a lead?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-38234202866493575382005-07-14T09:43:00.000+01:002005-07-14T09:43:00.000+01:00Er, you mean you're talking about a business model...Er, you mean you're talking about a business model that's been around for decades. I was talking about consumer VOIP. If you cast your mind back to the explosion in cheap calls outfits, when posters appeared everywhere in the tube etc, that was the advent of VOIP gateway stuff. This was a couple of years ago. This is how all of this stuff works now.<br>Those a little different from bargain Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-62700947633619205782005-07-10T13:52:00.000+01:002005-07-10T13:52:00.000+01:00Hold on a moment, we're talking about a business m...Hold on a moment, we're talking about a business model thats been around for decades, many operators may now be using the internet for international routing to lower their costs but its a very recent thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-73467845174764911622005-07-10T13:46:00.000+01:002005-07-10T13:46:00.000+01:00That's horseshit. When you use such services, and ...That's horseshit. When you use such services, and we've been using them in our house to dial Australia and South African for a long time now, all you are doing is availing yourself of a company that gates you through a VOIP network. They simply terminate your call in the local country of origin, transit via the Internet and then buy a local VOIP break out at the destination. Call quality has fuckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-53158502999453717512005-07-10T10:54:00.000+01:002005-07-10T10:54:00.000+01:00The pre-dial numbers and call cards are cheap comp...The pre-dial numbers and call cards are cheap compared to standard international PSTN charges for a reason. You're routed over best cost links, which are often high latency half-duplex lines, and line echo and call dropouts aren't that rare.<br>From what I understand, the operators of such services make their money out of connection fees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-59178219269537654312005-07-09T22:52:00.000+01:002005-07-09T22:52:00.000+01:00My wife sets up various cheap phone deals on our p...My wife sets up various cheap phone deals on our phone. Ones where you prefix with a few extra numbers. Can talk to my sister in Oz for 1p a minute (might be 2p atm). UK calls 1p for entire call and so on.<br>Prices like this just seem mad but negate the need for bothering with VOIP unless I've missed something -probably have ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-25627726487422542172005-07-08T14:43:00.000+01:002005-07-08T14:43:00.000+01:00I'd add that yesterday I was trying to make calls ...I'd add that yesterday I was trying to make calls internationally whilst in London to let the folks know I was OK, of course all landlines weren't working and neither was my mobile. Skype to the rescue, clear reception call to a satellite phone in the med...it was only â¬1/minute!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-20080735425046874712005-07-08T12:37:00.000+01:002005-07-08T12:37:00.000+01:00I too have a London number on SkypeIn and the Voic...I too have a London number on SkypeIn and the Voicemail service. This has enabled me to stop using my mobile almost completely (which somehow has continued to cost me 40GBP/month - wankers). Actually, my mobile diverts all calls to my Skype Voicemail now, so I guess in a way I've started the jump to VOIP.<br>My use of Skype to call UK Landlines has dwindled. On a very high latency connection the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-17175464572453376652005-07-08T11:45:00.000+01:002005-07-08T11:45:00.000+01:00I forgot to add. The thing about Skype is that it'...I forgot to add. The thing about Skype is that it's basically a proprietary protocol. So you can only call other people with Skype. There are, however, a bunch of services such as <a href="http://www.vonage.co.uk/">Vonage</a> and <a href="http://www.gizmoproject.com/index.html">Project Gizmo</a> which use an existing standard for IP telephony (SIPS) and that means you can call quite a large base Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com