Experts and Informed please read

Posts: 6 · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 9:44 pm Post subject: Experts and Informed please read

Hello all and thank you for reading and any/all replies that are posted.

I am currently interested in Vonage. Here are the facts : I am a Comcast cable user. I have two PCs (via router) using a connection during some hours of the day. We play World of Warcraft an online mmrpg game. We are interested in using this service as it would save us about 70 dollars a month on our phone bill, if it works as described on the site.

I have read one post where they said people have issues with Von. and comcast, True or false?

Anyone have any experience about using it while having two computers using your cable service? or with online massive multi player gaming? I am a stay at home mom, so mine is on 24/7. His is on less but quite a bit.

I would like just some honest opinions before I switch, as I don't want to come into any unforseen roadblocks that I might hit.
We use a linkysy four port router, and a comcast cable modem. We have two excellent PCs, custom built by the IT geek aka my husband.

Thanks so much for your time, and please respond if you can Very Happy

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Posts: 2257 · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 9:49 pm Post subject:

Re: Comcast

Proof is in the pudding:

http://www.vonage-forum.com/voip-speed-test.html

Please post your results while you are all gaming out.

Posts: 6 · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 10:06 pm Post subject: Okay tried it out

While World of Warcraft was running, Yahoo was running this is what it posted,

Download 4,212,248 bps
Upload 351,576 bps
QOS 97%
RTT 72 ms
MaxPause 47 ms

Okay is that good puddin' or bad puddin' Very Happy

Posts: 6 · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 10:15 pm Post subject: one last thing

really quickly, i have taken it 2 more times and it came up that i coudl support only 2 lines , then third time that i could support 3 times.

whatcha think

Posts: 2257 · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 10:18 pm Post subject:

You have the recipe for good puddin'

Posts: 6 · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 10:23 pm Post subject: yay

Amen, I am excited! Now only to tell the hubbie and family that our number is changing, we are gonna get it switched over.
Very Happy

this is great stuff.

Sarah Very Happy

Posts: 2257 · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 10:26 pm Post subject: Re: yay

sarahwood99 wrote:

Amen, I am excited! Now only to tell the hubbie and family that our number is changing, we are gonna get it switched over.
Very Happy

this is great stuff.

Sarah Very Happy

Why change your number? Is your current number non-portable?

Posts: 6 · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 10:27 pm Post subject:

We have cable internet, however when i put in our area code and first 3 digits, it said that we couldn't keep our number. But, we can still get the service right? Just use another local number, right?

Posts: 2257 · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 10:31 pm Post subject:

sarahwood99 wrote:

We have cable internet, however when i put in our area code and first 3 digits, it said that we couldn't keep our number. But, we can still get the service right? Just use another local number, right?

Ah, yes... that is correct.

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Posts: 492 · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 10:58 pm Post subject:

I run Comcast through a Linksys RT31P2 router with built in ATA for the phone. I have never had a single problem with Vonage or with Comcast as an ISP. I have, unfortunately, had difficulty with the Voip Speed Test in the list to your left. It doesn't read even a 4th of the advertised Comcast speed. Other speed tests verify the advertised rates.

I don't play games, but I know the capability exists by enabling the proper ports. The Vonage preferred routers contain those ports with access to them.