this may be a dumb question, but do I buy the pocket pc softphone from xten, then "buy" a number from Vonage?
I don't use PocketPC. I *do* use the softphone. Sign up for the softphone with Vonage, and you can use either the XTen <free> product or the SJLabs <free> softphone. I have used both, but prefer the SJLabs product. The SJPhone looks plain, but the Vonage profile from their site changes it to a better looking skin.
Once you place or receive a call, the number will be in your phone book, and calling only requires a click on the high-lighted entry. (SJPhone) Missed called are also logged, or you can use voicemail or forwarding just like the regular account.
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this may be a dumb question, but do I buy the pocket pc softphone from xten, then "buy" a number from Vonage?
Not a "dumb question", but you may get some dumb answers.
The software is free. Vonage will give you XTen software, but I prefer the SJLabs product, available here:
http://www.sjlabs.com/sjp.html
(also download the user guide)
remember to register the free SJPhone to remove the reminder pop-ups. They will email the registry code.
Once you have registered your software and loaded the Vonage profile, setup merely entails entering your phone number and password, which will be saved.
After days of frustration of why I could not get my vonage softphone to work on my PPC I found the answer. Its the password!! I finally said screw it, I am canceling the old number and adding a new on with a new password. I re-entered the new info, hit ok and it logged right in. Made a call to my cell and it went right through. This is sweeeeettt!!!!
Pepperoni Vonage Forum Master
Joined: Mar 17, 2005 Posts: 164
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
After days of frustration of why I could not get my vonage softphone to work on my PPC I found the answer. Its the password!! I finally said screw it, I am canceling the old number and adding a new on with a new password. I re-entered the new info, hit ok and it logged right in. Made a call to my cell and it went right through. This is sweeeeettt!!!!
Great. You are going to love the softphone. I also had trouble with the password. (had trouble with a password prompt repeatedly poping up during config) That's one reason I used the XTen product for Vonage.
Just think of all the monthly phone charges you will save over the next year. It will pay for your PocketPC.
How are you guys communicating with PocketPC's?
I mean, are you talking directly into the device, or using a headset of sorts. I know my Dell X50v does not have an external mic input.
How fast can you get connected to that wi-fi hot spot with that pocket pc? And then do you just call up that icon for the xten phone? Do you use a mic and an earbud?
And how good is the connection and what happens when the level of connection to the wifi fluctuates?
Eric
Ditto! I got greatly interested in this when i first discovered the possibility a few days ago. I also greatly share the concern quoted above. First of all I think at least half of access points and wi-fi routers are secured. And whenever I do get a signal with my laptop for example, the status usually flactuates between low or very low, only sometimes do I get a good signal.
So, how far from the "hot spot" do I need to be in order to receive and make calls rather normally? Do I need to be located in an urban business location in order to take advantage of this setup we are talking about?
In other words, can someone please define the limits ... exactly more or less
How are you guys communicating with PocketPC's?
I mean, are you talking directly into the device, or using a headset of sorts. I know my Dell X50v does not have an external mic input.
??
Brad
Oh but it does support an external mic. The Mic connector is the same as the headphone connector. The headphone 3.5 mm connector has 3 connections. You need a 3.5 mm with 4 connections. like this
even though i have my Pocket PC configured as listed, it is stll stating login failed, contact administrator. can anyone help me with this.
Dell Axim X50 running Windows Mobile 2003
SMC Baracade SMC7004VWBR router with 802.11b
Xten 2.2
This is an old thread, but still working.
Make sure you don't have softphone already running on another machine. (will only run from a single IP at a time.) Your main account is tied to the hardware and cannot be used through a softphone.
I assume you are signed up for the softphone and you have found the softphone password on your softphone config page.
I have found the XTen software difficult to use. Try the SJLabs free product.
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