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• I am using Comcast with a RCA cable modem connected to a Linksys RT31P2. I am connecting...
• New Vonage user, and forum member here.
I also have this problem, with both...
• Has anyone tried the so called static fix to see if it solves your problem. Take...
• I have heard that you also need to take the LINE 2 phone off the hook, and leave it...
• So far I love my Uniden. i researched a lot and Uniden phones came out on top. Mine...
• Hi there DarKev;
I have a Linksys WRT54G router and upgraded the firmware...
• Vonage adjusted the call waiting for me on my first adapter. They can adjust how...
• I joined September 2004. There are other Yukoners who've signed up with Vonage....
• LOL, check my sig. This is the first time I've ever been called a Vonage apologist.
You...
• I am new to vonage and received an RT31P2 adapter and have the loud background noise....
• Did you get the firmware from someone or was it automatically updated. I just would...
• Unfortunately, customer service doesn't know this. I've tried to get them to...
• They are not allowed to block VoIP just because it is not from their own company....
• I bought an HP 3330 to replace my Canon F50, which is an inkjet. Both are multifunction....
• The frequency of the call waiting tone can be set by customer service....
• What's an "insecure" port?
Back in my day, we called these privileged ports...
• The other problem with the theory is that RWIN etc settings are for TCP, not UDP....
• I run an IRLP node on same router and have Vonage modem inside the DMZ and both work...
• Well, it looks like we disagree. I think they're being short-sighted. You can...
• My WRT54GP2 is pretty new and it has firmware version 1.27.02...
• Signed up yesterday for a UK virtual number and Vonage have more area codes available...
• I don't see the problems with international calls, well to the UK anyway.
I...
• I have 1.25.00. I have heard of 1.26.00, but the Linksys website does not offer...
• My call waiting feature only beeps once when there is an incoming call when I am...
• I am a paying customer - albeit not for long. The customer service is horrendous.
I...
• I guess Vonage is afraid of how their customers really feel.!!!...
• I had no dial tone on my phone lines but finally called customer service. I didnt...
• Echolink or IRLP?
I use Vonage for Dialtone for our repeater's phone patch....
• Thanks for the super fast response!! I guess I was asking for 2 reasons - 1) Vonage...
• Remember what I said above about upcoming wireless technology. Won't be next...
• well you already made your decision, why the second guessing? there are only a...
• Call waiting only beeps once in the background.
Has anyone else had this problem....
• I called this one right:
Vonage Professional Installation Program...
• mschiff6:
Let me remind you that this is the Vonage Forum. Topics should be...
• After combing through the posts on this site, I made the decision that I want to...
• Try disabling any firewall software that you have on your computer and then try...
• [ADMIN EDIT] has it and they are cheaper than Vonage. Their customer service
is...
• Ok I'n not a telephony expert I don't know what it's called when the dial tone does...
• Is that the point-2-point (line of sight) broadband wireless that Sprint no longer...
• John, I didn't say that. Are you feeling OK today? You seem to be a bit testy. I'm...
• Wireless ISP's are becomming quite common, even Comcast will supply a 5 wireless...
• but is it working?...
• it depends. testyourvoip.com detailed results is usually a good indicator.
some...
• Well, it is true that customer service could stand some improving in areas, but...
• Thanks for pointing that out.
For the most part my beef is directed at their...
• I just signed up and was told that my wireless ISP connection won't work. I'm using...
• You notice I said "virtually all Canadians" :( I expect as a percentage it is well...
• I don't quite understand. You're trying to dial out, right? You have a dial tone,...
• So what, does Vonage employ call blocking to physically prevent those customers...
• Good to hear the airport is likely not an issue.
Not sure how to change the IP so...
• I have just purchased the Linksys PAP2 device from staples. Came home and set it...
• Yes, Bell does provide services to MOST rural areas, but certainly not all. A friend...
• Yes, I'm in Vancouver....
• The main navigation on the top left has grow huge. I am looking at a "hover over"...
• you should be able to access it with that airport too without problem. questions...
• Good point. I was in fact referring to softphone, sorry to have not mentioned it.
I'm...
• Since your locality is New Jersey, I would look into Verizon first and reconsider...
• Connection is DSL to Linksys RT31P2-VD to Macintosh computer. Lights on are:...
• The callback autodialer now has a new feature in version 1.0.2 that allows you...
• well I don't think anything on the router will fix your problem, so if you're ok...
• what was the price you paid for a regulated service? apparently more than you were...
• so if you considered this person's situation as so:
pots to international:...
• hmm this is the price we pay for an unregulated service!
anyway I have a pap2...
• k.
When I type in 192.168.15.1 in Firefox, the operation times out. When I do...
• so I guess you can solve that by turning your computer off.
heh, maybe I'm misunderstanding...
• If certain parameters are set incorrectly (particularly RWIN), you are going...
• I would call and ask them again then.
and speaking of again, why can't you access...
• this is highly area specific. I imagine you know what companies are in your area....
• Took about 5 Minutes for Vonage to turn up my gain and my outbound weakness was gone....
• how about naming the program? and your network setup?
or if you just want to know...
• what does your computer settings have to do with voip calls?...
• While Vonage has problems, I think a lot of the issues are related to people not...
• I have successfuly activated Vonage but a program that I use for amateur radio...
• I just signed up for vonage for my business which is a mortgage company. I have 8...
• I've used Vonage in Denver for 2 years now. My ISP was Mile High Online, using their...
• No flashing power light. I asked Vonage to be certain they had the correct MAC number...
• Sure, and they said the same things about AT&T and the compulsory company...
• Are you suggesting that Vonage is at fault? I don't think so. The internet can move...
• what about all the posts that say "vonage won't connect" or "vonage quality is...
• Yeah, I've been told Comcast's pricing (at least here) will be $39.95 for customers...
• International calls are still made using the PSTN in countries that are not currently...
• probably should have looked into this beforehand, but anyway, you need to consider...
• I just signed up for vonage for my business which is a mortgage company. I have 8...
• Yep, assuming you wire everything properly that's not a problem....
• But from an economic business model, that is not a moneymaker for Vonage, and ultimately...
• I do not want to be accused of being a Bell lover however don't forget guys/gals...
• Also, I don't know why you say no softphones or virtual numbers outside your cable...
• I've deactivated QoS from Windows.. Got the same config with ADSL and had no problems...
• The last time I called customer (no) service, I was told a supervisor would call...
• Toddler, you're right on target. The cable companies won't dare screw things...
• I did a quick search and didn't find and answer...
So I want to add Vonage as...
• Yeah exactly my point in the above post....
• ToddlerTN: Yes, you're right. There is a potential #3, but only if you're not careful....
• Let them bring it on! It sounds like a dream come true business opportunity to me....
• The other part of the story about trying to get Vonage to cooperate on an LNP is a...
• why can't you get to it? what happens? ever notice a flashing power light?...
• But you're way off-base about what's actually happening. If you read the original...
• Well, I'm sure we WOULD allow a customer to bring their own device... but they have...
• I have to agree - recently I haven't been able to get any support, and we're now getting...
• Actually, I wonder how long this would take if there was a bounty? I have the means...
• Vonage is not too short sighted.. The company I work for is about to roll out VoIP...
• Thanks for asking. Pretty straightforward.
DSL modem to Linksys router. Linksys...
• I was wondering what the latest firmware for the linksys WRT54GP2? I have the Firmware...
• how is your network setup, what lights are on, what ones are off, so on so forth....
• You can get a free wake up call to your phone from www.MyWebAlarm.com...
• I am saying cable companies can't offer the service guarantees which makes the...
• low outgoing volume is usually an easy fix of something called (I believe) FXS...
• Correct, that is free. However, we are not talking about free here, we are talking...
• When I moved back to the UK I brought over my US Vonage modem and I had a similar problem,...
• I'm having similar problems with a Linksys RT31P2 router. Can't access http://192.168.15.1,...
• It won't be a worry for the Vonage customers who are also the customers of the ISP...
• i got it working now it didnt work befor because it runs on the comp setting up the...
• There are terrific international rates, but I find that I experience many minutes...
• Hi there,
I'm writing about a disastrous experience i had with vonage over a...
• It is the writers purpose to upset the reader. There have been many such articles....
• Plus, all the guys here like DentalRep who are always saying, "VoIP isn't perfect,...
• Well, of course it is. We reached that conclusion about 24 posts ago. But, you have...
• A static IP wouldn't make your service any better. And you say it's excellent already....
• Optimum Voice packets get priority over normal Optimum Online packets within...
• Dear August 16th,
I hear your pain. I am in the same boat, although I did not...
• I have a feeling that in about 30-60 days we are going to read about someone held...
• I just went to lookup both phones and boy, I am not impressed with the Motorola....
• Normally you're required to send the router you got from Vonage back to them when...
• So, which would you prefer?
1) A happy customer who pays you money and doesn't...
• May I suggest that you reseat the RJ-11 jacks at the back of the router. While you're...
• I tried that too. I read that suggestion from one of your previous posts. I have...
• did you ever notice the power light blinking? I would probably do this reset (for...
• ah I see, thanks.
how is your network setup sntyar?
you're going to http://192.168.15.1/Forwarding...
• I tried that to no avail. I only get a balnk page. It isn't hard to refresh while they...
• another interesting one. I've never heard of the phone lights blinking in that...
• Well thank you for clearing this up!
London Drugs I believe is a western drug...
• You might want to consider wireless headset/microphone and something like skype....
• well somewhere in these forums I wrote about my rebate...
in short I signed...
• well a download, install, and 50 minutes of hold time later and I got through to...
• yeah scerruti you are right xbconnectis the frre counter part of xboxlive with...
• Thanks but it is just a plain modem. Hookups for ethernet and usb. I have the ethernet...
• If your modem from your provider is a router also you need to set it to bridge mode...
• It may not be useful for you - that I can understand - for me it works just great - perhaps...
• Well relax Dusty, there is plenty of time. Vonage requires a 90 day waiting period...
• reebok: From what I can tell xbconnect is a different service from xbox live and...
• 1) Technically when you use someone else's access point without permission then...
• I have just installed a Linksys WRT54GP2 Wireless Router. I have broadband access...
• It seems that jrstrike is not going to make a return appearance. I've had this problem...
• while on the status page at http://192.168.15.1 keep refreshing it and see what...
• I don't have one, but I've posts of people using xbox live without forwarding any...
• I have an error for my $50 rebate on my phone adapter that says invalid account number....
• i have tried to connect to xbconnect and when i try to foward the ports to be able...
• One of the telcos or cable co's will buy Vonage before too long, as to jump start...
• I got Vonage in January, and have had mixed success. It has worked pretty well over...
• sure you have numbers, but there's a difference in having the numbers and vonage...
• Thanks for the reply
The click2call didn't work, funny thing is I can call...
• ...so would setting my PAP2 to use a static IP and do all that port forwarding nonsense...
• Yes, I've done the TFTP test many times. It receives the test file instantly. I...
• Yes, right again. I guess I took my home set-up for granted. For the PAP2 adapter...
• interesting problem, but I don't know what kind of resolution you're going to...
• North Eastern Wisconsin RoadRunner, going good..
Just signed up, very impressed...
• Your story sounds like mine, but replace Bell with Telus.
I would hope that...
• there are tons of these "examples". everything from upping the output voltage...
• If you search this forum you will find:
People who had ACR (an undocumented...
• Just in general. And that is a good example- gives me hope!...
• I don't know if any of these methods will work to contact customer service, but...
• Are you differentiating between customer service and technical support or do...
• Alexander Graham Bell spent a lot of his life in Nova Scotia where he worked on building...
• more like move to nj....
• It sounds like you've been through the same thing that I and many others have with...
• Besides issuing a credit or answering a technical issue has anyone ever had Vonage...
• My visa check card was declined and I didn't get it straightened out until after...
• I've tried not plugging in the phone (or anything but the cable modem) before (in...
• HOW ABOUT BRANTFORD!!! The home city where the telephone was invented. Bring...
• Dan, do you know is it still abuse (or non-residential use) if it is a Vonage to Vonage...
• I think he's right. Bell has ripped all of us off for too many years. In the past,...
• This is the crux of Cringely's column. However, in order for this even to make a...
• "By the way, were you happy with Packet8 otherwise?"[/quote]
Yes, I was very...
• which is why your qos is low. that's the first time I've seen a true representation...
• a little more and clearer explanation would help with the xbox thing.
the rt31p2...
• scerruti,
I believe Cablevision is already giving priority to is own Optimim...
• So much for success stories only. I have a SAT-T90 which is a Series 1 DirecTiVo....
• im trying to get oun to xbox connect tried to foward ports to what they told me to...
• I've used mine in Australia and USA (overseas for me)with no real issues apart...
• My Results
Download 273,704 bps
Upload 216,280 bps
QOS 21%
RTT 163 ms...
• Right.. MOST firewalls are set to block from outside->in only... but some...
• if you have a problem with phone not ringing contact Vonage customer service by...
• I've heard that too, but the FCC has a way of stopping such blatant preferential...
• I could be wrong but I believe the reason the instructions say to open all those...
• Make sure the Motorola does 5.8GHz in both directions.
Apparently that's...
• I had a QoS=20%..checked my network settings and 'QoS packet scheduler' was not...
• Here is an excerpt from Robert X. Cringeley's web site:
The full article can...
• Correct, that is free. However, we are not talking about free here, we are talking...
• Sounds like it's ported to me. Can you give yourself a phone call from a neighbor...
• Very strange for sure.
I wonder if I update the firmware version to 1.27 it...
• This is fairly straightforward - you need to turn off DHCP on the modem. All you...
• have you set the router up for PPPoE with your username and pass at http://192.168.15.1...
• I been trying to port my Bellsouth line to Vonage since Dec 5 2004. In mid Feb, I decided...
• True its nada to do wit your MAC computer (even you people get the priv of VOIP :)...
• This posting is from a newbie so please give me some slack, OK??? I’m overseas and...
• QUESTION FOR DCONNOR:
In the VONAGE description of services, VONAGE says...
• I have 3 old Western Electric telephones with the mechanical ringer. I had to reverse...
• As always, Vonage .ca and .co.uk customers are more than welcomed to post in all...
• you should post everything like the person in this original thread did. network...
• that's a weird one. did you try plugging the phone into the other phone port? besides...
• you would probably have to rma it or otherwise tell them you're sending it back....
• And some might suggest that you do your homework on not being obnoxiously rude...
• Please correct me if I am wrong, but the adapters that you buy through retain chains...
• Make sure the Motorola does 5.8GHz in both directions.
Apparently that's...
• The thing I find most effective is finding out who is in charge, and sending them...
• And to his very valid point, I own the Uniden and from what I understand the Motorola...
• you should make sure the new features section is in the vonage forum for canada,...
• not sure why you would want to change to aol broadband. there are always funny issues...
• i have 2 phones on one the recall button works fine and 3 way calling is easy; the...
• To try and lay to rest one of the stupidest scenarios I've ever seen discussed here,...
• Thanks for the lead scerruti.
I took the cover off the phone to see what I could...
• I was originally going to argue the opposite, but kevin does have a point, even...
• Actually, QoS and QOS stand for two different things. QoS on your router does refer...
• Make sure the Motorola does 5.8GHz in both directions. My friend bought a Vtech...
• Don't be scared, but I just don't think anyone is going to let you eat up that much...
• I think I need to do this, as I got a couple "IP" conflicts..forget the error, but...
• There are, at least, two SpeedStream 5200 models, one with 4 leds and one with 5...
• I'm having this exact same problem. I happen to be on a Macintosh, but I realize...
• Never mind, I found it. :oops:...
• I program in Java because of "Write Once, Run Anywhere" and because it has all of...
• I had a QoS=20%..checked my network settings and 'QoS packet scheduler' was not...
• [quote="mozerd"]
I guess I forgot to mention that I purchased an adapter...
• We had an old touch-tone phone that didn't work with vonage either. My best guess...
• Well, nice to know it can at least be done :) It would be a great feature to have.
I...
• Yes, this program could be written.
My account activity program already...
• Is this page linked from somewhere besides this thread? I was looking for the acronyms...
• Maybe I haven't discovered my metrosexual side as of yet, but I care more about...
• No Email, no notification..my account still says that I have a temporary virtual...
• Here is my current usage for this month alone with Packet8...
PSTN Minutes...
• Since you can't get call forwarding by dialing a * code or similar from the phone,...
• Slashdot is discussing a March 3 column by famous (infamous) columnist Robert...
• A couple things:
- There was recently a thread here where people reported...
• Toddler,
First I'd like to say I'd rarely have short wait times for any of my...
• Maybe the upgrade this Sunday will fix things!!!...
• I was shocked at that one too. High page rank at Google.
BJ, you should read...
• I agree with you that would be the ideal case, but with the rapid growth of VoIP I...
• Holy cow, scerruti, what a find. And a cool site, too!...
• I think you go with whichever one you find least hideous.
What are these multihandset...
• Probably the best decision, given the complexities of your particular situation....
• Yeah I wholeheartedly agree with DarKev.
I work for a huge company in the group...
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