Have you tested your broadband?

Posts: 35 · Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:39 am Post subject:

Just for completeness:

Firmware Version: 1.24.xx
Voice Version: 2.0.11(LIc)

Posts: 70 · Full Forum Member Joined: Jun 17, 2004 Posts: 70

I'd wonder if your not seeing the effects of Comcast routing problems others in the NE have seen., as this thread demonstrates:
http://www.vonage-forum.com/ftopic345.html

No clue how to pinpoint if thats it or how to get it fixed if you could. I kind of wonder what Pingplotter would show with no call & with a call.

Posts: 35 · Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:45 am Post subject:

I can get those results for everyone later today. For those that want to use it also, there is a 30 day full eval at: www.pingplotter.com

Posts: 646 · Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 2:07 pm Post subject:

I believe the Voice QoS setting on the RT31P2 isn't for the amount of bandwidth you want to RESERVE, it's the amount of bandwidth you HAVE. So, if you've got a 256k upload speed, you should put 256 in the box.

Posts: 35 · Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:37 am Post subject:

That would be an interesting thought - can anyone comfirm this please?

Posts: 3198 · Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:20 am Post subject:

it's my understanding that it's how much will be reserved while on a call. (basically the opposite of what paul is saying) a lot of the problem here is the QoS, esp with the RT31P2 is a very vague topic. it's hard to find any good information at all. I know when I was doing an ftp upload to a local server (so basically maxing out my upload speed) and I had all QoS off except for Voice QoS which was set to "auto", it throttled the ftp upload down from about 45K/s to 15K/s. Why a 90kbit codec (maybe a tad more with overhead) needs 30K/s though, I don't know. Obviously the RT31P2 doesn't know what your Vonage quality settings are, but since the device was made for Vonage, they should know the highest quality codec is only 90kbit.

Posts: 281 · Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:25 am Post subject:

I'm curious also how the device 'knows' what my maximum speed is (to reserve).. for instance my wireless to my house fluxes (hehe I made that word up.. ahem).. from 1.5meg to 800bits/sec.... how can the device possibly know what I'm able to get at any one time?

Posts: 3198 · Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:31 am Post subject:

who says it does? not following you there. are you saying the automatic setting must be "reading" your bandwidth availability and making its QoS setting based on that?

Posts: 281 · Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:35 am Post subject:

What I'm asking is.. IF the QOS setting RESERVES a certain amount of bandwidth.... how can it possibly do this unless it knows what my maximum is? In other words.. to RESERVE 30k I have to know I can use 200k.. and then throttle me back to 170k.. follow?

Posts: 3198 · Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:40 am Post subject:

kind of, I have no idea how auto works. what is needed is for someone to do the same test I did and compare.