[Asterisk-Users] VoIP service through Asterisk?

[Kris Edwards]

Well despite the bad things I have read about Broadvoice, I signed up
anyway.  I've actually seen many positive reviews as well (at least
about sound quality.. the customer service seems to get poor reviews all
around).

Anyway, I spent about an hour trying to connect.  Checking configs,
wondering what idiotic thing I had done.  Well, that idiotic thing was
following their instructions.  They ask that you ping their proxy
servers and use the one with the best ping.. makes sense.. However, I
apparently can only register on ONE of the four servers.  After I
figured that out, I registered and could make and receive calls.

The quality is awful for me.  I wonder if they are forcing too many
users to use the dca proxy (I'm assuming that's DC area.  That is
closest to me geographically out of those listed, but I have much less
latency with the CHI proxy. much being about 25ms avg.).

Steven Tyler uses it huh.... yeah, sure he does.

UK folks might want to check out http://www.call1899.co.uk/index2.php
I don't think I've seen it mentioned yet in this thread.

Oh, as a side note:

My free ipkall number via FWD is 10x better than Broadvoice! I've never
had anyone who called it suspect that I was on voip.  Now that's just sad :/

kRis


Joe Dennick wrote:
> Livevoip.com is another one that's pretty reliable and only charge 1.27
> cents per minute.  You can add a toll-free number for an extra $1 per
> month.  Setup was a breeze!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of MF Hulber
> Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 9:45 AM
> To: jhiver at ykoz.net; Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial
> Discussion
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] VoIP service through Asterisk?
> 
> 
> I started with Broadvoice recently but I am constantly having problems.
> 
> I got everything configured and now it is dropping outgoing calls after 
> 40 seconds and incoming calls are going direct to voicemail.  Getting 
> customer service is proving very difficult. 
> 
> I've started to look at some of these other providers.  Most of them are
> 
> prepay.  How does this work exactly?  I don't mind keeping money on 
> account but do they have automatic replenishment or are my calls going 
> to be dropped midstream if my account runs low?
> 
> MARK.
> 
> Jean-Michel Hiver wrote:
> 
> 
>>>Other than Broadvoice, are there any VoIP providers (Vonage, Packet8,
>>>etc) that can be hooked into Asterisk directly? I read about a scheme
> 
> 
>>>for Packet8 that involved routing it in through an analog connection 
>>>on a FXO port...I'd rather have something I can connect in directly.
>>
>>
>>Save yourself some hassle, and use a provider which supports IAX. So
>>far there is:
>>
>>- iax.cc (haven't tried them)
>>- connect.voicepusle.com (haven't tried them)
>>- nufone.net (they're meant to be quite reliable - i use them)
>>- voipjet.com (their rates are very good - i use them too)
>>
>>BTW, any of you guys know other providers like VoIPJet (i.e. low rates
>>& low volume OK) ?
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Jean-Michel.
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