No Dialup on Vonage

Posts: 448 · Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 4:06 pm Post subject:

LouisB_TX wrote:

I would like to know prior to asking Vonage to change my packetization, if this affect my voice call quality. I wouldn't want to sacifice voice quality just to dialup into my company's intranet a couple of times a week. Any input was (is) appreciated... Louis

It shouldn't affect voice quality, but it probably also won't help dialup. When you dial *99, on a per-call basis it forces packetization to 10, sets the highest quality codec, and disables call waiting. So you might want to give *99 a try before wasting (a lot of) time on hold for support.

Posts: 448 · Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 4:09 pm Post subject:

reebok wrote:

fax machines have different rates. it's not an across the board thing. an older one will be slower, newer will be faster. afaik, they don't go any faster than 14.4, but I could be way off.

Most are still 14.4, but there are higher speed machines available (such as the Panasonic KL-FL541) which runs at rates up to 36.6kbps.

http://www.newworldtelnet.com/panasonic/Panasonic-KX-FL541-high-speed-laser-fax-copier.htm

Posts: 31 · Vonage Forum Junior Joined: Jan 22, 2006 Posts: 31

LouisB_TX wrote:

Yes, I do have a high speed connection obviously.. So why do I need dialup? Every once in a while I dialup into a company intranet for company business. But when I attempt to dialup on the Vonage line, I get a error message "678 Remote computer not responding" on Windows dialup manager. Vonage supports faxing on their line..but I suppose the 56k modem data is too compressed to work over the network. Anybody have any similar issues or suggestions? Thanks Louis.

Anyone have any luck with this? I have the same issue. Once a month I have to dial into our work network to do my work. I am new to Vonage and so this weekend will be my first time having to do this.

Posts: 1715 · Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 12:43 am Post subject:

I've had excellent luck with Vonage & dial-up. My fax machine often connects to others at 33.6k and I get ~36kbps-50kbps connects with my analog modem into other systems. One of the "tricks" I've seen people use is to put a DSL filter on the OUTPUT (Phone port) of the Vonage adapter. This seems to filter out a lot of the gunk & noise. I've not needed this in my situation, but it has worked for others on the forum.

Which Vonage adapter are you using? I had an RT31P2 when I first started with Vonage and I know it wasn't good for dial-up stuff, but my RTP300 has been better-than-POTS when it comes to dial-up connections. Even ran a 3 hr radio show via Comrex codec over it without any glitches.

Posts: 31 · Vonage Forum Junior Joined: Jan 22, 2006 Posts: 31

Wow. I gave it a try today and I was able to connect to my work LAN via dialup! I run the latest wirelessG Linksys router they are giving away. I connect out 1/3 times but I DO connect. I usually connect at 50k. I don't use a DSL filter because the time I did it said NO DIAL TONE. I am thinking about getting a normal Vonage adapter and returning this wireless one because I don't want to be charged the prorated price of the router if I cancel before a year is up.

Posts: 13 · Vonage Forum Associate Joined: Nov 12, 2005 Posts: 13

How long where you able to stay connected as I find the connecton becomes very unstable.

Posts: 31 · Vonage Forum Junior Joined: Jan 22, 2006 Posts: 31

kippez wrote:

How long where you able to stay connected as I find the connecton becomes very unstable.

I'm not sure. I usually log right off after I have done what I need to do. I will check though.

Posts: 31 · Vonage Forum Junior Joined: Jan 22, 2006 Posts: 31

kippez wrote:

How long where you able to stay connected as I find the connecton becomes very unstable.

I was able to stay on 35mins. I disabled error correction and modem compression in my modem configuration. I also dropped the speed down to 19.2. I believe disabling the error correction and compression is what made the difference.

Posts: 182 · Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 8:11 pm Post subject:

I stayed connected for over an hour several months ago at 33600 bps to another 33600 bps modem. I didn't turn off compression or error correction, nor did I turn down the connect rates (obviously).