I too am using Arrival Telecom and have been very impressed with their call quality. They even are able to do faxing over IP, which is a good test for whether or not you have good voip.
On 4/6/06, Barry Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 09:10:51AM -0600, Kenneth Burgener wrote: > > > > So here is my dilemma. I have had two friends suggest using BroadVoice. > > I then spoke with one of those friends on the phone. I was very > > disappointed. His voice sounded like a tin can, and every third word > > was dropped. He says he is also using Comcast for Internet. I am okay > > with cell phone quality, but this is several levels down from that. Is > > this what I am to expect? Is there anything that can be done about the > > quality? > > Before I cancelled my old phone, I got an account from Arrival Telecom > (http://arrivaltel.com). I've been using both for 2-3 weeks now. The > Arrival line sounds great. They have a nice $10/mo plan, and they > will sell you an unlocked PAP2 or RT31P2. > > The setup was as easy as Vonage (they pre-config the router for you), > and I just picked it up in Orem the day I ordered it. I suggested a > "no-solicitation" feature, and they implemented it within a day or > 2. I also got 2 iax trunks for outbound calling with my asterisk pbx. > They're a small local company, they know what they're doing, and they > are very responsive. Highly recommended > > > My second question is that I don't want to replace my current phone > > system with SIP phones. I would prefer to get a phone adapter. What is > > a good high quality phone adapter? The one that I thought was nice was > > the Cisco 168 [1]. The one my friend was using was the Linksys PAP2. > > When I looked for the PAP2 it said it requires Vonage? What phone > > adapter device has worked best for you? > > I got the RT31P2, and I like it. I researched it and found that at > least LinkSys (maybe other VOIP router makers) only sell unlocked > routers to VOIP providers. You can buy unlocked ones on eBay, but > they were expensive last time I looked. I think Sipura uses some of > the same chips as Linksys, but you can buy unlocked routers. See > http://voip-info.org for lists of manufacturers. > > FWIW, > Barry Roberts > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
