[Asterisk-Users] VoIP over 1xRTT

[Deon Rodden]

My concern is Sprint would consider this a threat to their "Bread and
Butter". Why buy one of their $100/mo plans for 2000 Anytime Minutes when
you can get a $50/mo data plan and use an unlimited VOIP carrier. Why pay
their overpriced International rates, when you can just go through a VOIP
carrier.

With Verizon, I'm getting the Samsung i700 PDA phone. It runs Windows Mobile
2003, which is based off CE. I believe I found a SIP client for it. Using a
wireless SD card in the SDIO slot it comes with, anytime I'm in range of a
hotspot, I'll be able to go online and use the SIP client. Effectively
turning my Cell phone into a wireless SIP phone when in range of a hot spot.
Would be really nice when I'm in Australia. Also found an ssh client for it
and a small roll out keyboard.

I know I can get my laptop to go online through this phone, but I wonder if
the phone can go online through my laptop. If so, anytime my laptop has
internet access, such as from Ethernet, the sip client on the pda-phone
would work. Thus turning it into a usb phone. Hehe. 

I love technology... Most of the time.

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Brian
McSpadden
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 5:45 PM
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] VoIP over 1xRTT

It is not always the bandwidth, you are correct. There are however
times on the Sprint network that the bandwidth is reduced, or the
bandwidth is zero, because it can't connect to anything because the
network is so busy. WIth Sprint's CDMA 1xRTT network, voice and data
share the same network, but voice is the bread and butter of the
business, so it will get priority over data.

This is why I'm saying, EV-DO (and later EV-DV) will do great things
for VoIP over cellular networks. EV-DO (DO stands for Data Only),
dedicates a high speed data network, more available bandwidth for
everybody, and less latency, hence less jitter. I'm excited to see
these developments, as I believe it will make VoIP more reliable over
these types of networks. At the moment, there are simply too many
variables to trust it.

Brian


On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 17:36:14 -0400, Deon Rodden <drodden at webunited.net>
wrote:
> It's not the bandwidth. I have Sprint and am switching to Verizon with a
> week. When I go online through my Sprint phone, I get 250+ms response
times.
> That can not be VOIP friendly. I have clocked downloads at up to 130 kbits
> per second, so the speed is ok, but the ping response times are bad.
> 
> I've heard reports from Verizon users who get an average of 60-80 kbits
per
> second, so I 'feel' Sprint's network may be a little faster as their
average
> is higher, at least in my area. But Verizon is already doing the 2nd stage
> rollout, which is nice and fast.
> 
> But the latency issue will probably still be there, for Sprint or Verizon.
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