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<DIV><SPAN class=980333801-03032004><FONT face=Arial size=2>Before I spend an
extra $100 dollars for a "hard phone", I would like to know if I can expect a
significant delay reduction and quality improvement over a product like X-Lite.
Of course it will depend so here are a few pointers on my
config:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=980333801-03032004><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Workstation</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=980333801-03032004><FONT face=Arial
size=2>------------------</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=980333801-03032004><FONT face=Arial size=2>- 1.4Ghz AMD
Athlon</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=980333801-03032004><FONT face=Arial size=2>- Windows XP
Professional</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=980333801-03032004><FONT face=Arial size=2>- 802.11g connection
to a 100Mhz switched network</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=980333801-03032004><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=980333801-03032004><FONT face=Arial size=2>I tried with
different codecs (uLaw, GSM) and could not detect any significant difference.
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=980333801-03032004><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=980333801-03032004><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Server</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=980333801-03032004><FONT face=Arial
size=2>----------</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=980333801-03032004><FONT face=Arial size=2>- Intel Celeron
1.15Mhz</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=980333801-03032004><FONT face=Arial size=2>- Suse Linux 9.0 -
Kernel 2.4.21</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=980333801-03032004><FONT face=Arial size=2>- Asterisk
CVS-02/03/04 (still trying to find out the command to check for the
version)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=980333801-03032004></SPAN><SPAN class=980333801-03032004></SPAN><SPAN
class=980333801-03032004><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=980333801-03032004><FONT face=Arial size=2>A few things I need
to try</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=980333801-03032004><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=980333801-03032004><FONT face=Arial size=2>- impact of wired vs
wireless</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=980333801-03032004><FONT face=Arial size=2>- impact of
processor upgrade on the server (I'm going to install a standalone server with a
dual pentium and also try the CompactPCI motorola server I bought last week end
!!!)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=980333801-03032004><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=980333801-03032004><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Thanks</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=980333801-03032004><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Jacques</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>