My first VOIP call

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Although I am a great advocate of SKYPE to make free calls PC to PC,
today I made my first VOIP PC to Landline telephone call. I used the UK
1899 service to Ireland because I get my calls for 0.05 pence per
minute. It worked very well in that I heard the person on the landline
through my speakers perfectly, (as I listen to music a lot I have
configured my system to only use the mike of my headset), however they
did not hear me very clearly and there was a lot of interference. Where
is going wrong, do I need to configure my PC to use the headset to hear
as well as talk, if so I lose my speakers, or can I set it up to use
both. Why was the reception at the other end so bad. Admittedly 1899 say
they are in Beta but if I use someone else I won't get such a good deal
on the cost of the calls and then I might as well use the landline to
landline.
Any help and suggestions and help would be appreciated.
--
Derrick Fawsitt

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"Derrick Fawsitt" <46@fitzwilliamonline.com> wrote in message
news:e4M39KAa+xTCFw67@fitzwilliamonline.com...
> Although I am a great advocate of SKYPE to make free calls PC to PC,
> today I made my first VOIP PC to Landline telephone call. I used the UK
> 1899 service to Ireland because I get my calls for 0.05 pence per
> minute. It worked very well in that I heard the person on the landline
> through my speakers perfectly, (as I listen to music a lot I have
> configured my system to only use the mike of my headset), however they
> did not hear me very clearly and there was a lot of interference. Where
> is going wrong, do I need to configure my PC to use the headset to hear
> as well as talk, if so I lose my speakers, or can I set it up to use
> both. Why was the reception at the other end so bad. Admittedly 1899 say
> they are in Beta but if I use someone else I won't get such a good deal
> on the cost of the calls and then I might as well use the landline to
> landline.
> Any help and suggestions and help would be appreciated.
> --
> Derrick Fawsitt

The most likely reason for your poor voice quality is the PC speakers.
Sound from the speakers feeds back through your mic and results in feedback
echo. Use your headset speakers instead, and try again.

I use a handset that mutes the PC speakers when in use. This prevents
having to switch wiring; when the handset is not in use, the PC speakers
work normally.
http://sipphone.com/accessories/
The SIP Handset connects to your PC's audio in and out ports. It's main
advantage is the automatic muting of the PC speakers when it is lifted from
its holder or from the desk. There is no need to lower the volume or
disconnect the PC speakers during use. The SIP handset includes a
thumb-wheel volume control for the earpiece, preventing volume adjustments
on your pc when dialing or receiving.


Pepperoni

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"Derrick Fawsitt" <46@fitzwilliamonline.com> wrote in message
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> >
> >The most likely reason for your poor voice quality is the PC speakers.
> >Sound from the speakers feeds back through your mic and results in
feedback
> >echo. Use your headset speakers instead, and try again.
> >
> >I use a handset that mutes the PC speakers when in use. This prevents
> >having to switch wiring; when the handset is not in use, the PC
speakers
> >work normally.
> > http://sipphone.com/accessories/
> >The SIP Handset connects to your PC's audio in and out ports. It's main
> >advantage is the automatic muting of the PC speakers when it is lifted
from
> >its holder or from the desk. There is no need to lower the volume or
> >disconnect the PC speakers during use. The SIP handset includes a
> >thumb-wheel volume control for the earpiece, preventing volume
adjustments
> >on your pc when dialing or receiving.
> >
> >
> >Pepperoni


>
> Thank you so much, I will get a SIP Handset, someone suggested a Snom
> 190 as being an ace machine but expensive, do you know it and is it
> worth it. I am so involved with communication its worth it to me to have
> the best.
>
> --
> Derrick Fawsitt

Gee, that phone is expensive.

To use your PC for VOIP, I would just use a good handset. I also use a USB
handset sometimes which (being digital) bypasses your sound card, and has a
dialer built into the handset.
http://tinyurl.com/3z83l
This one is high quality and seems quite rugged (metal lightweight
construction) It is branded "voiceglo", but is made by Cyberphone ("K"
model) (I own this "K" model)
see it here also:
http://www.voipvoice.com/
see also the other phones on the voipvoice site. there are several,
including a speakerphone and a cyberphone model without the handset dial. (I
don't have experience with the others)

The Cyberphone unit has the best voice quality, but the Let'schat model is
adequate and simple to use (and half the price)

Both the CyberphoneK and the "Let'sChat" handset from
http://sipphone.com/accessories/
work well with PC softphones.

For my soft phone, I use the SJLabs free software running Vonage.

Minutes are also available several places, including the Sipphone site,
Glophone and many others.
(Glophone uses proprietary software, but has "Glo2GO" and can be used on
public machines using JAVA)


Pepperoni

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"Miguel Cruz" <mnc@admin.u.nu> wrote in message
news:CZGdndS6Xr-Mhc3fRVn-sA@speakeasy.net...
> Derrick Fawsitt <46@fitzwilliamonline.com> wrote:
> > Although I am a great advocate of SKYPE to make free calls PC to PC,
> > today I made my first VOIP PC to Landline telephone call. I used the UK
> > 1899 service to Ireland because I get my calls for 0.05 pence per
> > minute.
>
> If by "0.05 pence per minute" you mean "0.0005 pounds per minute", or "20
> minutes for 1p", then that is a good price. If you mistyped and actually
> meant "5 pence per minute", that's really really expensive. I pay about
1/4
> that to call Ireland from Malaysia. Wouldn't Skypeout be cheaper?
>
> miguel
> --
> Hit The Road! Photos from 35 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu
> Latest photos: Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Israel, Palestine

I wonder where this will end. The carriers are scrambling for new customers
at rates that hardly generate income; meanwhile driving the land line
carriers into the ground. The only thing generating income seems to be
mobile phones.

I switched to voip with unlimited (US/Can) calling, plus a softphone number,
plus a toll free number for <$40 a month. Each number has all the extras.
(call forward, voicemail, caller ID, etc, etc)

Many of the VOIP providers are agreeing to interoperability, meaning
peer-to-peer really means voip-to-voip for users on different providers.
Free is free, but the companies with all the copper wire hanging are the
losers now. Their assets are the hanging wire at a couple dollars a pound
(as scrap) and VOIP is not only cheaper, but untaxed, too.

Pepperoni


http://call1899.com/rates.php
Ireland [FIX] 1 (pence/min)
Ireland [MOB] 15
United States [FIX] Super Deal! 0.0 !!
United States [MOB] 3
Germany [FIX] Super Deal! 0.0 !!
France [FIX] Super Deal! 1
Canada [FIX] & [MOB] Super Deal! 0.0 !!

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