A Little More About QoS
John Bartlett over at CMPs No Jitter has blogged a little reminder that ya really need QoS for VOIP to work correctly, even on networks that are not that busy.
8×8 Hosted PBX…Not For Me Thanks.
The folks over at Packet8 today issued a press release stating, “8×8, Inc. Hits New Milestone for Packet8 Virtual Office Service With Over 10,000 U.S. Companies Subscribing.”
That’s nice. Packet8 were on the short list of vendors considered for a hosted PBX project that I’m involved with, but at the end of the day the business went to Junction Networks. Why you ask? Two simple reasons.
SNOM M3 SIP/DECT Cordless Real Soon Now!
Yesterday I had a call from ABP Tech, the US distributor for SNOM products. Their initial shipment of the new M3 Cordless SIP/DECT phones are about to be unpacked. They expect that I might have one in my hands some…
Why Do I VOIP?
Its many advantages not withstanding I was driven to use VOIP for other reasons. Understanding my motivation will perhaps help you to also understand why I’ve gone in some of the directions outlined elsewhere on this site.
I despise AT&T…
…and if at all possible I will never spend another dollar with them.
In the mid-1990s my wife had local phone service from SBC and long distance from AT&T. When we started dating AT&T was pursuing her over what they believed was a bad debt. The matter was eventually tracked to an internal accounting error. However, in their zeal to pursue her they badgered us for weeks with threatening phone calls. Their threats included variety of possible actions, some of which were in fact illegal. If only I had recorded those calls!
For VOIP We Need QoS Right?
The common understanding is that VOIP benefits from network QoS. So by extension QoS over the internet backbone would be a good idea, right? Well, maybe...and maybe not. Here's some interesting reading. Why We Don't Need QOS: Trains, Cars, and…
Beware ZDNET on VOIP
A couple of weeks ago someone posted a link to a some ZDNET VOIP resources to a mailing list that I read. The link (here) brings up a page called ZDNET News At The Whiteboard where there are posted some…