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For me the only option to get something faster than dial-up is ISDN.
I know, it's not great and it's expensive. Be as it may, I have to
do with ISDN. I am wondering if it is possible to get VoIP service
over the ISDN connection. With ISDN I get the bandwidth associated
with the two B channels (128K) which in theory would be plenty
for good voice traffic.
However, reading the offerings from various VoIP services, they only
mention DSL or cable as suitable VoIP avenues. Does any of you guys
have VoIP working on an ISDN connection?

Archived from groups: comp.dcom.voice-over-ip (More info?)

Leo <no_spam_leo@velocitus.net> wrote:
> For me the only option to get something faster than dial-up is ISDN.
> I know, it's not great and it's expensive. Be as it may, I have to
> do with ISDN. I am wondering if it is possible to get VoIP service
> over the ISDN connection. With ISDN I get the bandwidth associated
> with the two B channels (128K) which in theory would be plenty
> for good voice traffic.
> However, reading the offerings from various VoIP services, they only
> mention DSL or cable as suitable VoIP avenues. Does any of you guys
> have VoIP working on an ISDN connection?

Yes, there should be no reason why this can't work. I think the reason you
don't hear much about it is that ISDN has become quite uncommon most places.

miguel
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"Miguel Cruz" <mnc@admin.u.nu> wrote in message
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> Leo <no_spam_leo@velocitus.net> wrote:
> > For me the only option to get something faster than dial-up is ISDN.
> > I know, it's not great and it's expensive. Be as it may, I have to
> > do with ISDN. I am wondering if it is possible to get VoIP service
> > over the ISDN connection. With ISDN I get the bandwidth associated
> > with the two B channels (128K) which in theory would be plenty
> > for good voice traffic.
> > However, reading the offerings from various VoIP services, they only
> > mention DSL or cable as suitable VoIP avenues. Does any of you guys
> > have VoIP working on an ISDN connection?
>
> Yes, there should be no reason why this can't work. I think the reason you
> don't hear much about it is that ISDN has become quite uncommon most
places.
>
> miguel
> --
> Hit The Road! Photos from 36 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu
> Latest photos: Queens Day in Amsterdam; the Grand Canyon; Amman, Jordan

What is ISDN replaced with?

Archived from groups: comp.dcom.voice-over-ip (More info?)

In Qwest territory, if you have ISDN, voice channels are a freebee. You
still have to pay long distance charges (you can use any carrier, just like
on an analog line), but local calls are free. Also, the standard price
includes most options you can think of (Caller ID, Call Transfer, Call
Conference, etc....). It turns out that the ISDN pricing is less than 2
business lines, so it's a relatively good deal just for voice.

Mike Schumann

"Leo" <no_spam_leo@velocitus.net> wrote in message
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>> Why not use one of the B-Channels for voice? Most ISDN routers can
>> automatically add and drop a B Channel from your data connection when it
>> is needed for voice.
>>
>> I have some Cisco 804 ISDN routers with 2 pots ports available for sale
>> at a good price if you are interested.
>>
>> Mike Schumann
>>
> Yes, the B channels and the pot ports can be directly used for voice,
> only however under the supervision/billing of the Telco (as far as I know
> ...)
> thus negating the price advantage of the VoIP scheme.
>
> Leo
>