O/T Voip & IINet

I've had the internode setup for ages too. My phone bill now averages 10 to 15 dollars. Biggest pain in the ring is every now and then the phones arent working but just reboot modem and back in business.
Great and cheap with no monthly fees.

I use Skype, IInet voip and My Netfone voip.

They all vary slightly and the biggest problem is what your computer is doing at the time you are making a call.

Best thing to do is turn off anything that is running and dont muck ariound browsing while you are talking. It all takes CPU power and therefore creates gaps in speech etc.

If you are having same problems with 3 different providors I would look within rather than exterior problems.

If I start browsing and changing pages the voice does break up noticably even on a fast computer and even worse on a slower one.
We ring NZ every week on Skype on my laptop and reception is perfect, likewise on the other two if we use them.
Only if my desktop on the network is using the net does it deteriorate.
My friends use Skype with video to talk to grandkids in Canada with only the occasional minor dropout in the video so dont know why you are finding it bad.

Using your computer & browsing & downloading shouldn't impact VOIP, if it is you need to look at your QOS settings in your Modem.

Ive got mine set for something else to have first choice but how many people would know how to do it anyway.
If you are using the net on the average unaltered computer it does impact on the Voip.
Thats why I said best not to use it whilst talking, much easier than trying to explain how to reconfigure your modem.
Cheers

G/day Graham, I think you are on the money,I have thought for some weeks it is probably my laptop which is my issue.We were using a camera as well on skype but it was noticeably slower & badly distorted.I would make the observation that voipcheap seems to distort worse than skype.It may be time for me to upgrade to a faster lappy if I wish to continue with voip.It also seems to be the case that when the network is busier the voip breaks up more.

U can as Just T posted alter the settings in your modem to alter the way in which it allocates bandwith to each application. It is however easier when using Voip just to use it and nothing else and yes a webcam will slow it down especially if the resolution is up a bit high. Other than that if your desktop is a faster machine use that and turn the rest off
Cheers

I have to say I havn't noticed any differance myself its just that its too early for me to make a comment but so far I'm really impressed with it all, and not lining telstras pocket is just the icing on the cake, if it keeps running like this I dont think
I'll be moving thats for sure,
regards,
Davei

My netfone calls are 10c untimed
IInet are 15c
International are about 3.9c a minute to NZ on mynetfone

My Voip on IInet has no monthly cost but new plans do as below

http://ww.iinet.net.au/products/voip/


https://www.mynetfone.com.au/


Skype is free mostly

http://www.skype.com/intl/en/

If you are in the right area you can get what IInet calls naked DSL

This is Broadband without a home phone but is only available where IInet have there own equipment in the exchange.

MY son has it gets 24000 speed broadband and 30 gig a month for $69

Thanks for the info, gives me something else to look over instead of studying ;)

Woops spelling meant" their" own

I have only got engin. . . .no phone line at all as I have cable B/B and fast download speeds, my phone bill averages around $12.00 per month where as before with telstra it was regularly over $200.00. The only problem is if the power goes or my ISP are servicing their gear I have no phone, but do have a prepaid mobile, and no it ain't with telstra either! LOL
Cheers
Wetty

Unfortunately we can't have BB without a home phone....but we gave telstra the flick and use a mob called people telecom for the home phone and BB....about $55.00 Per month plus $10.00 peer month for engine. Wife calls family all over Aus at least twice a day, and I had to tell her off the other day for ringing a friend in London for 40 odd minutes....cost me $0.89!!

Cheers Andrew

Hi mfewster, Iinet has been my internet server since it came onto the market & I have been using there VIOP setup for 3 years now with all my phone service through them. Since being on VIOP I have halved my phone bill & only use the house phone for incoming calls. Thought about going Naked DSL but because it clocks your both upload & download quota I decided to stay with my existing package on ADSL2+. I have had no problems with their VOIP service. Cheers

Panasonic and ADSL dont go together. I had one and it was s**t. Changed to a Uniden and had no more trouble.

There was a thread on Wrhirlpool about them as they were noted for it.
Borrow a different brand and see what happens.

Apart from the suggestions I have posted here I have not had any trouble with dropouts
The phones I am using at the moment on VOIP are a Digitor Slimline on Mynetfone and an old NZ Telecom compactphone 100 on IInet.
If i dont use the net whilst talking its fine, If i do it cuts out a bit
( not IInet or Mynetfone's fault). Its the way I have my QOS in my modem configured.