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Vonage I'm reporting back on the results of following the suggestion of taylor2767 quoted
I'm reporting back on the results of following the suggestion of taylor2767 quoted above, which seemed so promising.
I wish I could say it was a blazing success, but - the quality of calls is erratic (some choppy voice, frequent echo of my own) and my voice transmission is again dropping out, at least momentarily, during calls; so far the calls have continued and the other party picks me up again - but this is not really useful phone service.
Also, since trying the suggested configuration, my wireless laptop - which used to hold a signal from my WRT54G OK most of the time - was refusing to connect, no matter what steps I took, then suddenly clarified the problem by reporting that it was now picking up a LinkSys wireless network - which must have have confused the poor thing. The wireless network I'd been using previously was one I installed and managed myself, using a network key, disabling Windows control, and configuring the network to accept the IP address automatically. Great advantage of this set-up, of course, is that it works (or worked) wherever I am in range of any wireless signal, not only the one from my home-office WRT54G.
Now I can use the LinkSys network while at my home location, but will have to reactivate my original network for use anywhere else.
I'm done testing, unless anyone has any further suggestions. I've also been skimming some other message threads in this forum that suggest many users have the same kinds of problems; some lucky few don't, for unclear reasons; there's no single solution or configuration that can solve everyone's problems (naturally); and I believe there's universal and vociferous agreement that Vonage would do its users a favor by admitting they simply don't have tech support - and renaming their "customer care" to something like "You're stuck, sucker! Enter here only if you want to throw good money after bad, have a great deal of time to waste, or just enjoy abuse."
In other words, I'm on my way back to POTS (unless I weaken and try some other Voip vendor, like OptimumVoice, first). Voip should work, and probably someday it will - but it's not here yet. When its day comes, Vonage may or may not be here to see it.
For people who have a great deal more knowledge of and interest in the technical niceties than I (and the time and patience to indulge), Vonage or some other Voip route may afford a wonderful hobby. But right now it's no way to run a railroad - or a phone service.
Thanks to all who tried to help.
Bye.
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ekaim posted "I'm reporting back on the results of following the suggestion of taylor2767 quoted" on 03/05/2006 |
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