Hi Michael,
That's a pretty comprehensive answer - I guess I'll go looking for a wired
connection.
Thanks,
Alan
2009/3/5 Michael Watterson <watty at eircom.net>
> Alan Ryan wrote:
>>> 2009/3/5 Alan Ryan <alan at codecrunchers.ie>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Joerg,
>>>>>>>>> The e270 is up and running, pretty reliable. Used a softphone today, but
>>> the quality was pretty bad alright. I could hear them fine, but the
>>> other
>>> side said that there was a delay and terrible echo. Is it the e270 or
>>> the
>>> o2 connection that you think the problem might lie with?
>>>>>> Alan
>>>>>>>> The problem is Mobile Internet, not specifically O2 or the Modem.
>> It has 100ms to 2000ms latency, typically 150ms
> High Jitter
> speed varies from 0.050Mbps to 5Mbps +
> Packet loss can be high or OK.
>> It's inherently unsuitable for VOIP. If more than about 10 people are using
> your sector it's likely to be poor.
> It's possible to get more consistent VOIP on 40Kbps dialup!
>
--
CodeCrunchers
Custom Internet Software Development in Ireland.
http://www.codecrunchers.ie
Ph: +353 86 0484840
Skype: codecrunchers.ie
Maintained by the ILUG website team. The aim of Linux.ie is to
support and help commercial and private users of Linux in Ireland. You can
display ILUG news in your own webpages, read backend
information to find out how. Networking services kindly provided by HEAnet, server kindly donated by
Dell. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds,
used with permission. No penguins were harmed in the production or maintenance
of this highly praised website. Looking for the
Indian Linux Users' Group? Try here. If you've read all this and aren't a lawyer: you should be!
