Minimum internet connection speeds?

Posts: 14 · Vonage Forum Associate Joined: Jul 30, 2005 Posts: 14

Right now have SBC Yahoo DSL Pro package, 3000/512(works out to around 2500 down and 400 up.

Can I get away with 1500/384? That is the standard DSL package and is $10 a month cheaper.

Posts: 72 · Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 7:15 am Post subject:

Try running the Voip speed test this will give you accurate readings of your down and upload speeds

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

Your system looks fine with DSL first package starts out @$14.99 for Basic 500 minutes post your speed test results

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Posts: 14 · Vonage Forum Associate Joined: Jul 30, 2005 Posts: 14

I signed up already for the service, just wanted to find out if I drop my DSL speeds if the voice quality will be the same.

Posts: 38 · Vonage Forum Junior Joined: Jul 28, 2005 Posts: 38

I think you should be fine with the download speeds but the upload speeds may be an issue. It depends on how close to the advertised speeds you can get. I run MCHSI at about 4 MB down and 240k up and it works fine except when I try to upload a file while talking on the phone. When this happens the person I am talking to says I start to garble. I can still hear them fine however. Seems like this should be taken care of with QoS but apparently not.

Posts: 14 · Vonage Forum Associate Joined: Jul 30, 2005 Posts: 14

Advertised speeds are 1500/384, they end up at about 1250/300

Posts: 1389 · Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 3:04 pm Post subject:

You should be ok speedwise, but also remember latency, etc all play a factor also.

Posts: 8 · New Forum Member Joined: Aug 02, 2005 Posts: 8

Can anyone tell me that my speed is 1000/200 will that work for vonage.The website says minium speed 90kbps.I signed up before i knew that.Are will i have problems with it? Thanks Tec1959....

Posts: 1389 · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 3:17 pm Post subject:

You should be ok...Try the speed test here and see what you get.

Posts: 8 · New Forum Member Joined: Aug 02, 2005 Posts: 8

Trowski thats what i got on the site 1000/200 the first time and 985/263 the second time.I called a Vonage tech the other day and they said i needed atleast 90 upload.I called a few minutes ago and told the Vonage techs about the 1000/200 and they said i would need to bump it up,My ISP offers for upload speeds to 256 is the highest..I hope it will be ok....Thanks tec1959...

Posts: 3198 · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 3:35 pm Post subject:

why do you think 200 is less than 90?