[Asterisk-Users] X-Lite Softphone

[Richard J. Sears]

Hi Wiley - 

Are you running the free version..? Is there a quality diff in the free
vs. pay versions..?

Thanks for all the info.


On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 11:14:25 -0700
"Wiley Siler" <wsiler at education2020.com> wrote:

> I recently just started using this phone again and it works very well.
> Call quality is excellent for me.  I even have a user that VPNs into my
> network and attaches to Asterisk box with X-lite.  Call quality is still
> excellent despite extra overhead from VPN.
> 
> In case you did not have this link...
> http://www.voip-info.org/tiki-index.php?page=Asterisk%20phone%20xten%20x
> lite
> 
> Your codec selection will also affect your perceived call quality.
> Are you using GSM or ULAw?  I use uLaw on all internal connected
> softphones.
> Why not?  We have the internal bandwidth.
> 
> In short, there is certainly nothing wrong with the software.  I would
> check...
> 
> Codec selections - X-lite (deselect all but G711u) and in Asterisk
> configs (bandwidth = high is set?)
> X-Lite configuration exactly as in the link above...
> Headset is of good quality?  (I use a $70 Plantronics USB headset and it
> works great)
> 
> Are you running a ton of junk in your system tray?  Do you have a
> billion little memory eaters loaded that you don't even use?  You would
> be shocked at how many people don't realize how many junk items run in
> the system tray and eat memory.  Drop things like, winamp agent,
> quicktime agent, winzip quickstart, etc, etc, etc....  
> 
> I use my softphone as my primary phone now.  All calls to my Polycom
> IP500 forward to my PC.
> I would never go back either.  It is just too convenient to pause the
> MP3 player and take the call handsfree.
> 
> Luck,
> Wiley
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Richard J.
> Sears
> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 10:42 AM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] X-Lite Softphone
> 
> I tried both with and without a headset.
> 
> 
> On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 09:32:39 -0800
> Robert Goodyear <me at jrob.net> wrote:
> 
> > > Hey Everyone,
> > >
> > > I downloaded and installed the X-Lite softphone the other day (the 
> > > lite
> > > version) and cannot seem to get it to work well.
> > 
> > Are you using a headset?
> > 
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from the tyranny of petty things . . 


"Work like you don't need the money, love like you've
never been hurt and dance like you do when nobody's
watching."