Re: OT: What happens after ditching long distance?

On Tue, 5 Aug 2008 17:02:15 -0700 (PDT), mpm <mpmillard@xxxxxxx>
wrote:

Does anybody know if a Netopia Cayman 3346 router has a QOS port?

Dunno. I use those for SBC/AT&T "sticky" static IP kludges. As I
vagely recall and am too lazy to RTFM, the 3346 has no dedicated ports
for QoS. I wouldn't do the QoS in the 3346 anyway. It should be done
in the router(s) that follow. Another good reason to dump your
BEFSR41 v2.

Docs on the 3346 can be found here:
<http://www.netopia.com/support/hardware/3346.html>

It could be the router though (on that one, it's just a standard 4-
port Linksys BEFSR41 V2)

That's an ancient piece of marginal junk. Slower than a snail. Prone
to hang, reboot, or go comatose. They still work, but the lack of
features makes them suitable only for simple systems (which do not
include VoIP).

Get a router that runs DD-WRT firmware and install the generic or
no-Kaid version. You don't need the VoIP version unless you wanna
play mini-Asterisk box in the router (not recommended).
<http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php?title=Quality_of_Service>

For those wondering what this is all about, you need QoS on the VoIP
phone or computer. If you don't, the first time Windoze decides to
download an update, some program phones home, your email client
decides to check for email, or someone else in the house decided to so
some surfing, your VoIP audio is going to sound like gargling ball
bearings. That's because there's no priority scheme in place to give
the VoIP packets priorty over the other junk. To give VoIP priority,
you need QoS in the router.

I have no long distance service on my house phone. My service is the
absolute cheapest, which is "measured rate".
<http://www.oplnk.net/support_howto/measured_rate.html>
If I try to call out to a long distance number, AT&T plays a recording
offering to allow the call if I give them a credit card number.

For long distance, I use Skype, Gizmo5, and several private Asterisk
boxes that friends let me use. For the Asterisk services, I pay 2
cents per minute anywhere plus $5/month for the DID (direct in dial)
phone number. Skype and Gizmo5 prices are here:
<http://www.skype.com/prices/>
<http://gizmo5.com>
There are plenty of other services. The really long winded long
distance calls are usually IP phone to IP phone (or Skype to Skype).
Those are free.

As for prefering a "real phone", I use several adapters and IP phones.
I have several Linksys IP phones (SPA921 and SPA941):
<http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1139435693953&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper>
I also have a Zoom Model 5801 adapter with which I'm fighting a losing
battle trying to get configured correctly. The Linksys phones look
and operate just like desk phones. The Zoom will eventually have a
cordless phone plugged into the phone port. No computah required.
It's as close to a "real phone" as I can get.

Since this is an election year, it's always fun to bug the local
candidates about armtwisting the telcos and the PUC into delivering
"dry" pairs, which can be used for DSL, but without dialtone from Ma
Bell. They keep promising, but somehow, never seem to deliver.
<http://www.dslreports.com/faq/6162>






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