Richard Hayes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered the following thing: > > Dear list, > > Now that xDSL connections are as low $40 /mth, is it possible to run VoIP?
You can run VoIP on any ip connection, and most are now fast enough to have it run fairly well. Have a play with gnomemeeting (which talks to netmeeting clients - yes it's in xp, go start->run->conf). > What are the problems and can you call a 'normal' phone? The problem is that very few ADSL providers have true QoS over the ADSL networks. My company has been playing with offering true QoS over consumer ADSL (using separate ATM VCs) and so far it's very promising. Of course, you can only guarantee quality if you control the entire path of the data - once it leaves your network there can be no more guarantee (without all parties in the path having SLAs). As for calling normal phones, VoIP is just a way to get voice from one IP address to another. You still need to gateway it to the PSTN. BB -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
