Solve : Voip for wireless broadband??

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Answer» I have been playing arround with Voip, trying to cut costs of phone bill. Yes I can get Vonage & packet 8 to work, but it's like using insect repellant; some work better then others but still is only effective for so long. I have a fairly good PROVIDER according to diognostic tests. I understand some of the issues with WIRELESS. Is there anyone else that has any experience with wireless Broadband and voip that may give me some input as to which voip provider is best or if there is another way (System) to make phone calls that would be some what reliable and affordable. I've been using Yahoo Messenger's PC-to-phone service and it's WORKED fairly good for me. I've used it from a tower PC running Win XP and connected to my router by cable and recently have used it from a Notebook PC running WINDOWS Vista and connecting to my router by wireless connection. This is only costing me 1 cent/min. for long distance calls in the U.S. Skype also seems to a popular PC phone service. I haven't used it but have seen it demonstrated. I don't know how their pricing is structured. Is your IP server wireless? Mine is that's why I'm having so much trouble. I tried Vonage V Phone which similar I think (PC to phone), 1 cent a min that sounds good it should be simple to use and set up since I also use Yahoo messenger. Am I safe to assume that a mic is all I need? Thanks for the responce and info. MichaelQuote Is your IP server wireless? I'm not quite sure what you mean by that. I use my DSL service, using the DSL modem provided by them and my D-Link DI-524 wireless router, the same hardware and ISP I was using before I started using Yahoo Voice. Quote Am I safe to assume that a mic is all I need? Yes, if using your computer speakers for listening to incoming is OK with you. That's what I do, even though I do have a headpiece that hangs on my ear and could be used for both outgoing and incoming voice. But, to hear the incoming voice on it, I need to disconnect my computer speakers and connect one of the two cords on the headpiece to the speaker jack on my sound card. That's a nuisance, so I just use the regular speakers to listen to incoming voice. With my tower PC, I do have to keep a distance of 2 1/2 to 3 ft between speakers and headpiece in order to avoid picking up incoming voice in the headpiece and sending annoying feedback back to the other party. I'm sure this has nothing to do with Yahoo Voice; it would be the same with any VoIP service. I actually find my Notebook PC to work better in this respect. The mic can be much closer to the built-in speakers on the Notebook and still not pick up incoming voice. But, I should mention I'm using using a different brand/type of mic on each computer, so that might be a factor, too.I've been busy with Xmas season and haven't checked post till now. Wireless connection, meaning that I have wireless microwave IP server (antenna) not DSL Or Cable I am completely wireless to my server. Simulare to sattlelight but microwave with far less latency I connect at 512 kbs download and over 200kbs upload. This is why I have the problems that I do. I have been using yahoo PC phone since this post it costs $.01 per minute, pay as you use. That's pretty good and I have had no problems as of yet but I must admitte my impatiance with Vonage and Packet 8 has led me to get my land line hooked back up. But I have yahoo for a back up, so far no complaints. Thanks for your responce.Soybean mentioned Skype - I've used this in several locations over wireless connections, via latop, PC (with webcam) and via my wifi-enabled PDA/phone. I've been extremely impressed in all cases. Having said that, I've only made Skype-to-Skype calls. But then, such calls are completely free! (Spoke to friends in Brazil over Skype with webcam on Christmas day. Fantastic!)

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I have been playing arround with Voip, trying to cut costs of phone bill. Yes I can get Vonage & packet 8 to work, but it's like using insect repellant; some work better then others but still is only effective for so long. I have a fairly good PROVIDER according to diognostic tests. I understand some of the issues with WIRELESS. Is there anyone else that has any experience with wireless Broadband and voip that may give me some input as to which voip provider is best or if there is another way (System) to make phone calls that would be some what reliable and affordable. I've been using Yahoo Messenger's PC-to-phone service and it's WORKED fairly good for me. I've used it from a tower PC running Win XP and connected to my router by cable and recently have used it from a Notebook PC running WINDOWS Vista and connecting to my router by wireless connection. This is only costing me 1 cent/min. for long distance calls in the U.S.

Skype also seems to a popular PC phone service. I haven't used it but have seen it demonstrated. I don't know how their pricing is structured. Is your IP server wireless? Mine is that's why I'm having so much trouble. I tried Vonage V Phone which similar I think (PC to phone), 1 cent a min that sounds good it should be simple to use and set up since I also use Yahoo messenger. Am I safe to assume that a mic is all I need? Thanks for the responce and info. MichaelQuote

Is your IP server wireless?

I'm not quite sure what you mean by that. I use my DSL service, using the DSL modem provided by them and my D-Link DI-524 wireless router, the same hardware and ISP I was using before I started using Yahoo Voice.

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Am I safe to assume that a mic is all I need?

Yes, if using your computer speakers for listening to incoming is OK with you. That's what I do, even though I do have a headpiece that hangs on my ear and could be used for both outgoing and incoming voice. But, to hear the incoming voice on it, I need to disconnect my computer speakers and connect one of the two cords on the headpiece to the speaker jack on my sound card. That's a nuisance, so I just use the regular speakers to listen to incoming voice.

With my tower PC, I do have to keep a distance of 2 1/2 to 3 ft between speakers and headpiece in order to avoid picking up incoming voice in the headpiece and sending annoying feedback back to the other party. I'm sure this has nothing to do with Yahoo Voice; it would be the same with any VoIP service. I actually find my Notebook PC to work better in this respect. The mic can be much closer to the built-in speakers on the Notebook and still not pick up incoming voice. But, I should mention I'm using using a different brand/type of mic on each computer, so that might be a factor, too.I've been busy with Xmas season and haven't checked post till now. Wireless connection, meaning that I have wireless microwave IP server (antenna) not DSL Or Cable I am completely wireless to my server. Simulare to sattlelight but microwave with far less latency I connect at 512 kbs download and over 200kbs upload. This is why I have the problems that I do.
I have been using yahoo PC phone since this post it costs $.01 per minute, pay as you use. That's pretty good and I have had no problems as of yet but I must admitte my impatiance with Vonage and Packet 8 has led me to get my land line hooked back up. But I have yahoo for a back up, so far no complaints. Thanks for your responce.Soybean mentioned Skype - I've used this in several locations over wireless connections, via latop, PC (with webcam) and via my wifi-enabled PDA/phone. I've been extremely impressed in all cases. Having said that, I've only made Skype-to-Skype calls. But then, such calls are completely free!

(Spoke to friends in Brazil over Skype with webcam on Christmas day. Fantastic!)

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