well, last nite i trashed my WRTP54G vonage wireless router. picked up a linksys WRT54 router and the extra-gain antenna (which cost more than the router itself), and a vonage PAP2 (which is a vonage 'adapter'...no routing capabilities at all).
So far it's great. "unhooking" the vonage functionality from my network feels nice because if i need to cycle the vonage adapter, my network doesn't go down. The new router also shows significant speed gains. Speed tests are averaging about 4.5megs down (versus 2-2.5 with the combo vonage router). Can't speak much yet for improved quality/clarity of phone calls as this wasn't set up 'til 2 am last nite...but will report back with an update after we get/make a few calls :) On 3/9/06, Sandra Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Speakeasy already has naked DSL as well as offering a great VOIP package. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 6:58 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: who's on vonage? questions on vonage routers. > > You need to find another DSL provider. We have 4Mb DSL here. And they are > working on having naked DSL, as in, no phone line. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Loathe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 4:11 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: who's on vonage? questions on vonage routers. > > > > Wow, that's hella fast. > > > > I'm thinking of ditching my speakeasy account, as DSL can only go up > to > > 1.5 > > megs. > > > > Can you get static IPs with them? Are uploads/servers blocked? > > > > > > -- > > Tim Heald > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 703-300-3911 > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 4:06 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: who's on vonage? questions on vonage routers. > > > > I've been on vonage for about a year now. I've always found the > service > > (quality of audio, # of dropped calls) to be fair at best. > > But given what I was paying, I was ok with that. > > > > Recently I took note of the fact that my cable internet service > > (comcast) was not as fast as advertised. Supposed to be 6mb > down...speed > > tests averaged 2-2.5. So I figured Vonage was not the > culprit..Comcast > > was. > > > > Today a Comcast rep came out to look around. Did a speed test to > verify > > that i was only getting 2mb downloads on the current setup, which is > > cablemodem -> vonage router (wrtp54g wireless) -> network. > > my laptop runs wireless and did, in fact, get roughly 2mb down. > > > > He whips out a cat 5 cable, plugs my laptop directly into the > cablemodem > > and > > SHAZAM! 6mb down. consistently. > > > > So, it seems to be the Vonage router. > > > > The question then is...does anybody else have this particular router > in > > their setup? Is it working well? > > > > If not, what setup are you using? Which vonage router? Happy with it > > (quality of calls, quality of internet connection)? > > > > If there's a "better" router to use, i'll buy it and stick with > Vonage. > > otherwise I need to cancel this service like yesterday :\ > > > > Thanks, > > Charlie > > > > > > -- > > Charlie Griefer > > > > ================================================ > > "...All the world shall be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, > and > > whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch > > you, digger, listener, runner, prince with a swift warning. > > Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be > destroyed." > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:199368 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
