QOS question

[KenC]

That's a pretty weak internet connection. You should consider attempting to do some tests online specific for voip prior to purchasing any equipment or signing up with voipo.com since QOS won't help speed up your internet.
This is a type of test you can perform: http://www.whichvoip.com/voip/speed_test/ppspeed.html
You will want to see what it says about the upstream and downstream jitter.

Honestly, if you're going to want VOIP, you should consider pausing netflix and downloads while on the phone.

Thanks, but I've had two different VOIP systems on this internet connection for about five years (Callvantage with AT&T, which they discontinued, now T-Mobile@Home), and they work fine as long as there is no heavy traffic from other devices. I honestly don't know how much to expect from QOS, but I'd hope that I could prioritize the phone, and let the download/netfilx just take its time. I wait for downloads anyhow (usually unattended), and pausing a movie is preferable to repeating "what, I missed that - say again!!??. It's just kind of a pain to yell out to the rest of the family - 'anyone downloading anything, I can't hear Auntie Em?!'

Ping, packet-loss and jitter are good, and that is often more important than raw speed, from what I've come to understand.

FYI - the internet connection is a 'point-to-point' wireless (Motorola Canopy system), so the speed is not the greatest, but OK for most things I do.

-KenC

[OregonVoIP]

Thanks, but I've had two different VOIP systems on this internet connection for about five years (Callvantage with AT&T, which they discontinued, now T-Mobile@Home), and they work fine as long as there is no heavy traffic from other devices. I honestly don't know how much to expect from QOS, but I'd hope that I could prioritize the phone, and let the download/netfilx just take its time. I wait for downloads anyhow (usually unattended), and pausing a movie is preferable to repeating "what, I missed that - say again!!??. It's just kind of a pain to yell out to the rest of the family - 'anyone downloading anything, I can't hear Auntie Em?!'

Ping, packet-loss and jitter are good, and that is often more important than raw speed, from what I've come to understand.

FYI - the internet connection is a 'point-to-point' wireless (Motorola Canopy system), so the speed is not the greatest, but OK for most things I do.

-KenC

Need to setup your router with QoS priority, and what degree of priority. It will slow down your computer and netflix speeds a bit while on calls, but ensures voice packets get first dibs.