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Offline RoMi

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« on: April 24, 2005, 02:41:09 pm »
Has anybody tried it yet?  I'm just trying to see if its worth it.
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Re: VoIP
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2005, 02:46:00 pm »
I used skype back in the day (woo)

It's not worth it.
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Re: VoIP
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2005, 03:01:07 pm »
No, I was talking more specifically about the adapter services.  Where they give you an adapter that you can plug a regular phone into.
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Re: VoIP
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2005, 09:04:55 pm »
Quote from: RoMi on April 24, 2005, 03:01:07 pm
No, I was talking more specifically about the adapter services.  Where they give you an adapter that you can plug a regular phone into.
That's the paid version of Skype.
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Re: VoIP
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2005, 11:45:04 pm »
Quote from: RoMi on April 24, 2005, 02:41:09 pm
Has anybody tried it yet?  I'm just trying to see if its worth it.

My school district uses a Voice Over IP system and its awesome. It has POE (Power Over Ethernet), which is also really nice. No power adaptors (assuming the network run you're using is plugged into a switch that supports POE).

I don't know how practical it would be for home/small office use, but for bigger things like schools/companies, its defenitely the way to go.
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Re: VoIP
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2005, 03:14:27 pm »
Wow, thanks Sidoh, that POE looks pretty interesting form what I've read on google.
I was also looking at that Vonage service, which comes with a free cisco adapter, and is just 24 bucks a month for unlimited everything.
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Re: VoIP
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2005, 03:23:40 pm »
Quote from: RoMi on April 25, 2005, 03:14:27 pm
Wow, thanks Sidoh, that POE looks pretty interesting form what I've read on google.
I was also looking at that Vonage service, which comes with a free cisco adapter, and is just 24 bucks a month for unlimited everything.

Good deal.

Oh yeah - should have mentioned: we're using Cisco EVERYTHING for the VoIP system. I've a "Cisco IP Phone 7940 Series" sittin' on this desk. :)
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Re: VoIP
« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2005, 03:51:42 pm »
Well it seesm that cisco has really gotten this VoIP stuff down, a lot of people who are complaining about Vonage either have internet that doesn't have a constant and consisitant connection or are using another adapter.
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Re: VoIP
« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2005, 09:59:35 pm »
Quote from: RoMi on April 25, 2005, 03:51:42 pm
Well it seesm that cisco has really gotten this VoIP stuff down, a lot of people who are complaining about Vonage either have internet that doesn't have a constant and consisitant connection or are using another adapter.

Yes, the phone system has worked flawlessly.

Actually, it was kinda neat. A while ago, the power got cut to our whole town, but since our POE switches were on a UPS, our phones were up for about 15 minutes after the blackout. I went to go call the net admin on a phone in a dark room and then realized "Hey, these are workign! What the hell?!" Haha, it was kind of neat.
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