[Asterisk-Users] QoS Router/Software Suggestions

[Daryll Strauss]

If you mean phone service rather than a phone line, then your
statement isn't correct.

SpeakEasy has a service they call OneLink which allows you to get DSL
without phone service. It's an additional $6/month over their normal
DSL rates.

- |Daryll

On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 10:38:46 -0500, Matthew Boehm <mboehm at cytelcom.com> wrote:
> Switching to DSL would require me to get a phone line, which kinda defeats
> the purpose of doing VoIP. =)
> 
> Matthew
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ryan Wilkins" <ryan at deadfrog.net>
> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion"
> <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 10:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] QoS Router/Software Suggestions
> 
> > For what it's worth, I just shutdown my PC based gateway last week and
> > replaced it with an Efficient Networks 5861 ADSL router.  The 5861 is
> > billed as a Business Class DSL Router.  It comes with Stateful
> > Firewall, DHCP, NAT, VPN, and QoS (WFQ), among other things.  I have
> > not setup the QoS yet, but then I've been able to carry on VoIP
> > conversations without issue, even on a well utilized line.
> >
> > The idea was to find a suitable replacement with the PC-based gateway
> > crashing on a semi-regular basis.  Instead of getting another PC, I
> > just replaced the whole thing.  There are obviously some trade-offs but
> > for my situation, it works well.
> >
> > You said you use RoadRunner so this router wont work for you, but
> > perhaps you have been entertaining a switch to DSL.  I use SpeakEasy
> > and have had very few problems with them.
> >
> > If you, or someone else reading this, decide to go the 5861 route get
> > version 6.1.001 firmware.  The older firmware isn't that great.  You
> > can find the 5861 on eBay for cheap.  I bought mine for $13.01.  Info
> > on the 5861 can be found somewhere on http://www.efficient.com and the
> > firmware can be found by searching for it on Google.
> >
> > Ryan Wilkins
> >
> > On Oct 12, 2004, at 11:00 AM, Matthew Boehm wrote:
> >
> > > I've got a Linksys BEFSR41 at home with RoadRunner service. I'm pretty
> > > sure
> > > it doesn't do QoS. I'm using WinXP Pro and not sure if it does QoS. I'm
> > > using SJ Phone and...(follow the pattern).
> > >
> > > I have to stop all network traffic on my machine if I want to have any
> > > hopes
> > > of making a clear call. But I shouldn't need to do that, right? Because
> > > somewhere the data packets should be getting queued and my voice
> > > packets
> > > should be having top priority right?
> > >
> > > How can I ensure this?
> >
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