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I've read something about "1 MB per minute", presumably in both directions. With ADSL, the bottleneck will be the upstream rate. For 128 kb/s, which is 16 kB/s, one minute would be 960 kB, or almost a MB. So, 128 kB/s is cutting it pretty close. Even if the 1 MB/s is the total in both directions, that would mean half of the upstream bandwidth, i.e. probably not usable of there is more than one...

Hello I am just browsing the configuration for my sipura ATA and see that the SIP "preferred codec" is G711u and that "Use Pref Codec Only" is set to Yes. I know absolutely nothing about codecs. Are these settings correct? What do other people use? I am registered with voipfone if that makes a difference.

Al Is it possible to use the incomming bt line for fax and the ADSL on the same physical telephone line for the broadband connection, then use the VoIP via the broad band? Is there any interferance between the Anologue fax and the ADSL data? Andy New to the group Hi All

Can somebody out there tell me how to setup Caller ID on my Linksys PAP2 I'm in the UK and using SIPGATE. I have a Philips Onis vox 200 Dect phone which supports it. Please Help

Hi, With Vonage if I dial a UK local or national number what format does it have to be in? e.g for a Bracknell number if I am already in Bracknell can I just dial 123456 or do I have to dial 01344 123456? Calling within the UK I assume I do not have to use international format 0044 1344 123456?

Hi, I have a SIP phone (Grandstream BT 101), which I use with Sipgate. However, yesterday, when I tried to use it, it wouldn't work. I went to the settings page of the phone, and discovered that the connection details had been changed. The provider was no longer Sipgate but europasstelecom.com (many settings had been changed). I wonder if this is a bug following a self-firmware update, or...

I'm using a Grandstream 486 ATA. Does anyone know what difference Onhook Voltage and FXS Impedance make? I've tried changing them, and have noticed to change at all. Thanks George

Hi Peeps, been looking on this newsgroup and searching the internet to see what hardware/provider is best for me. Just wondered if there is a website that lists the current voip providers and/or hardware available. So far looked at sipgate, vonage, voipfone, gradwell for providers (need a geographic number) and the netgear ta612v and Linksys PAP2 for hardware......but still can't make my...

can anyone else dial internationally at the moment - getting number unobtainable on all numbers I try :-(

Having a bit of trouble working out how to setup the dialling rules with A@H If I have the following in the Outbound Routing - VoIPBuster section *006|. and calls prefixed with *006 are routed via VoIPBuster 9I do however have to use the full international number, which is a pain) I want to be able to just dial numbers without prefixing, and not having to add 0044 to the beginning.

Hello, I have a slow ADSL... (512kb/s) however, I can see that if I make a VoIP phone call AND if I download a file at the same time, I have some trouble with my communication. (Not really suprising ... :-( - Do you think that this desappear with quicker broadband ? - Or is there a trick to keep a good communication when somebody else is downloading at the same time on the network ??

Just trying to add 1899 to my Asterisk@Home setup, but it doesn't appear to work. I have VoIPBuster working with IAX, and have setup 1899 the same (Except the host, username and password!) Is it just me, or is it broken? I get the following from Asterisk (Numbers ### for privacy!

Al wrote: There's been some discussion here about sending fax through VoIP telephone adaptors. The consensus view seems to be that this can be hit and miss, so pretty unreliable. I find that any sort of data (which includes fax) over VoIP on a BT ADSL link is unreliable. OTOH, it works just fine if you're running VoIP over an internal LAN, or over a high speed leased...

Can anyone recomend a VOIP provider (UK or International) that allows you to set the outgoing callerid? Why - so that when calls are diverted from my asterisk box to the mobile, I can see who is calling and act accordingly. Many thanks Matthew

Hi Any UK Vonage Users? What are your comments on the service? -- Dave Topping newsatuk.davetopping.com Voicemail: +44 (0) 701 7000 913

Hello peeps, I've got Telewest broadband and thought it was time to ditch the line rental and go for voip. I've signed up with sipgate for a free local number and have tested it with a soft phone and it seems to be ok. Reading on here though a few people have question marks with sipgate. The answer phone is a bit naff and there's no divert. Vonage is a possible alternative though I doubt I would...

I'm calling the Sipgate voice mail box to try and set up my personal message and I am getting a recorded message in German (I think). Appologies up front if it's not. Any ideas?

Okay, next feature I would like! The company I work for has 4 offices. Each office has a DDI range, where the extension number is three digits (each office has a different leading number for the extension number) For example Office 1 1XX Office 2 2XX Office 3 3XX

As VoIP beds down and people get comfortable with the services etc there will come a point where number portability becomes an issue that restrains the growth of the market. There was a flurry of activivity by OFCOM last year http://www.ofcom.org.uk/telecoms/groups/nvs_index/ which seemed to be saying that if a provider offerred a PATS (Publicly Available Telephone Service) then in a letter...

Hi, I've got a Cisco ATA 186 connected to Voipfone. A couple of numbers that I dial, require the use of the * and # keys. However, whenever I press # I get a voice prompt asking where I want to transfer the call to. Is there a way to disable this so that I can use the # key in response to voice prompts when I need to ? Cheers, Tim.