I found that the IAX phone (softphone) seems to work well.. Actually strange i seem to get better voice quality (both directions) out of it, when talking via a network based connection. PSTN is another issue. Plus it is easy to provision and seems to be using alot less bandwidth.
Sascha PS: URL to IAX phone: http://www.sokol-associates.com/IaxPhone.htm On Tue, 5 Apr 2005, Wiley Siler wrote: > I just dropped my X-lite phone for the SJPhone. > It was a hrd choice and one that was suggested to me repeatedly before I > would give in. > My reason being that the X-Lite phone is very user friendly and worked > well sometimes. > > After switching to the SJPhone I am much happier with the call quality. > The dialing is not as easy but the phone seems to work infinitely > better. > Before on X-lite I got a lot of complaints of static by people on other > side of the call. > > So, for what it is worth from a reluctant SJPhone user. SJPhone sounds > good. > > W > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruno > Hertz > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 12:08 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Sound quality with Xten Xlite > softphones... > > Maik Hassel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Hello everybody, > > > > I started using the XTen Xlite softphones (just to get something up > > and running quickly). Everything works fine now, but the sound quality > > > is somewhat disappointing. > > > > The "sending" - e.g. everything I say, dtmf tones, etc - receives the > > person on the other end in perfect quality, everything great. The > > problem is in everything that I hear: May it be the recorded voicemail > > > message, echo test, or someone talking on the other line, the quality > > is mediocre at best. It actually sounds like someone is interrupting > > the line for microseconds (like someone is wiggeling the headphone > > cable in the plug). > > Now packet loss is unlikely, I am using other voip product for > > international calls (like skype) and never encountered that problem, > > and the test network only consists of two machines and a switch. > > > > Did anyone else encounter the problem? Is it a XLite problem (if yes: > > Can anyone suggest a better free(!) softphone)? Or is it Asterisk > > related? > > > > Most likely an XLite/local sound (driver etc) related problem. I'm > currently testing XLite on linux, and especially the XLite buffer > parameters have quite some impact on audio quality as well as latency, > in a tradeoff sense. > > You could try other softphones, like SJPhone, and compare. If there's a > notable difference, try to tune XLite in case you want to use it, or > just use the phone which works best. > > Look here for a extensive list of hard- and softphones > http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-VOIP+Phones > > Also, it's always beneficial to tell us the OS you're working and having > problems on (Windows, Linux, etc), since e.g. XLite on linux is still > beta. > > Regards, Bruno. > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
