Comments on: VoIP phone update http://blog.ijhedges.com/2007/03/23/voip-phone-update/ Mon, 26 Dec 2011 23:10:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ian http://blog.ijhedges.com/2007/03/23/voip-phone-update/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Ian Sat, 24 Mar 2007 21:38:22 +0000 http://newblog.ijhedges.com/?p=167#comment-45 Hi jmb, We don't have many power cuts here, so that isn't really an issue. Power cuts don't tend to last long if we get one, so I can always use my mobile. I still have my landline, it is included as part of my cable TV / broadband package. If I loose Internet access, I can always fall back on the land line, unless the cable is broken and then I loose both. I have found the call quality of VoIP to be really good. Even when calling abroad its just like calling someone down the road. I must admit when I first tried it I was sceptical, but was pleasantly surprised. I know at work we tried Skype a while back. From memory, the calls always sounded very hollow. Regards, Ian Hi jmb,

We don’t have many power cuts here, so that isn’t really an issue. Power cuts don’t tend to last long if we get one, so I can always use my mobile.
I still have my landline, it is included as part of my cable TV / broadband package. If I loose Internet access, I can always fall back on the land line, unless the cable is broken and then I loose both.
I have found the call quality of VoIP to be really good. Even when calling abroad its just like calling someone down the road. I must admit when I first tried it I was sceptical, but was pleasantly surprised.
I know at work we tried Skype a while back. From memory, the calls always sounded very hollow.

Regards,
Ian

]]> By: jmb http://blog.ijhedges.com/2007/03/23/voip-phone-update/comment-page-1/#comment-44 jmb Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:44:44 +0000 http://newblog.ijhedges.com/?p=167#comment-44 Hi Ian, VOIP is relatively knew in Canada although coming along gangbusters. The problem is that you lose your phone when you lose electricity and this happens a lot where I live. I am the "queen of portable phones" (7) as one of my friends calls me and I have to keep a landline phone upstairs and downstairs so I can call the electricity company to find out when the power will be back. Sometimes it's out for 24 hours. We have underground wiring in our area but the area that connects to us is heavily treed, big trees, which fall down when the wind is strong, often across the wires. So no phone if VOIP. That said, how is the reception? I have a Skype enabled phone which I use to connect to other computers and to regular land lines. I find that it takes several minutes for the connection to become stable. Just wondering. Regards jmb Hi Ian,

VOIP is relatively knew in Canada although coming along gangbusters. The problem is that you lose your phone when you lose electricity and this happens a lot where I live. I am the “queen of portable phones” (7) as one of my friends calls me and I have to keep a landline phone upstairs and downstairs so I can call the electricity company to find out when the power will be back. Sometimes it’s out for 24 hours. We have underground wiring in our area but the area that connects to us is heavily treed, big trees, which fall down when the wind is strong, often across the wires. So no phone if VOIP.
That said, how is the reception? I have a Skype enabled phone which I use to connect to other computers and to regular land lines. I find that it takes several minutes for the connection to become stable. Just wondering.
Regards
jmb

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