johanson
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Jan 17, 2005, 3:22 PM
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Vonage is just one of several VoIP products available and used here in Mexico. A few others are IconnectHere, Packet8, ATT, Broadvox, Lingo, Verizon VoiceWing, VoicePulse, etc
I am usually quite satisfied with my VoIP connection to the states. But what determines it is the quality and speed of my broadband connection, to include the backbone to the US.
In my town, Ajijic, we have two broadband services ADSL and fixed wireless. Often at the slowest speeds offered by both, the upload speeds are two slow. Usually at the higher speeds, there is no problem.
Friends who depend on a high degree of reliability subscribe to both of the broadband ISPs.
A friend I just called suggested that the down time on each of the services was quite small, but that he had never knowingly experienced an occasion when both services were down.
I know persons who have had bad luck with VoIP. Usually, they are located at the far extreme of the coverage areas of the ISPs. The closer one is to the connection source, the fewer complaints there usually are.
I just phoned another friend with ADSL, who has the slowest connection (256/128) who says he never has a problem with his Vonage as long as his wife isn't competing for bandwidth by uploading or downloading on another computer.
(This post was edited by johanson on Jan 17, 2005, 6:46 PM)
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