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VOIP Test over Verizon Wireless Broadband - Dave Beatty - 08-30-2005 16:48 I tested three VOIP Options on the Verizon Wireless Broadband.. 1) Yahoo New Messenger with Voice See messenger.yahoo.com.... My id is beattyd 2) Skype See http://www.skype.com... My id is dave1950 3) SipPhone see http://www.sipphone.com... My sipphone is 747 602 0360 All three worked well and they are free and run thru my Notebook. I did test from my home with the full speed access averaging 1000+ down and 100+ up speeds. I used headphone with micro on my Notebook to avoid feedback. All 3 offer option of dialing a normal phones for an extra charge. Sipphone has a conference call option that can used to have multiple callers on the same call. Skype has an option for multiple callers also but I have not tested this feature of Skype. Sipphone is not propriety so more compatible than Skype and Yahoo Phone.. Anyway .. I was very pleased with the performance and I was able to talk for over 1 hour with multiple friends.... So the bottomline is Verizon Wireless Broadband when in full Broadband mode will support VOIP.... Dave and Judy Beatty 83 FC35SB (BirdCage) Federal Way, Washington State beattyd@... VOIP Test over Verizon Wireless Broadband - Dave Beatty - 08-31-2005 08:19 More info to help those mobile Travelers that want to stay in touch... Satellite TV .... I have Dishnetwork at home. Dishnetwork allows an extra receiver for $5 per month on top of your regular bill. If you want to skip the $5, you can haul the home receiver out and install temp in your coach... but I am too lazy so I spend the $5 per month. Right now I have a tripod portable dish but I am considering the roof mounted setup available from campingworld. But I understand that it is good to have the tripod for times when you park where you can not get dish reception. Verizon EVDO Wireless Broadband .... The V620 PCMCIA card available from Verizon and other websites for as low as $19 with a 2 year Verizon contract has dual ports for external antennas. I have a suction cup external antenna that will stick on a window but so far I have not had to use it to get decent reception where I camped in Washington State. Anyway .. Alot of options out there. I am learning more every day. One twist on the new $60 unlimited Verizon Wireless Broadband is that they do require you to also have a Verizon cell plan which is not problem for me since I have a family plan with 3 V710 Verizon cell phones used my my wife, daughter, and myself. If you do not have a Verizon cell plan the cost is $80 per month for the Unlimited Wirelesss Broadband Service (at least that is what I was told by the Verizon Customer Service Rep). Well that is all for now.... Dave Beatty 1983 FC365SB (BirdCage) 1986 VW Westfalia (Backup Bus and daily driver) 2000 Jetta TDI (got to love the 45+MPG) Federal Way, Washington Home state of 5 PNW Bird Retreats during 2005 --- In wanderlodge@yahoogroups.com, Gary McFarland wrote: From: Gary McFarland Date: Wed Aug 31, 2005 11:39 am Subject: Re: [wanderlodge] VOIP over Verizon wireless Broadband gearheadgary Hi Byron, Randy's got the deal for the satellite TV. If you caught much of the recent, somewhat heated discussion about EVDO vs. Satellite, you know my standing, on the comparison between the two, no need to rehash that. I don't know where you stand on the "Fixed Income" to "Money is no Object" scale, but what Dave Beatty has done is replace his DSL at his home with the EVDO from Verizon, and also tested the VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) services running through the Verizon cards. this means that you can have only One account, and use VOIP services for phone, eliminating the need for a seperate Cellphone. There are some sacrifices in portability, coverage and ease of use, but if you're on the cheap, $60/mo is a pretty good deal to cover all your communnication needs. I would get the Kyocera Data Card, it costs more, but it has provisions for external antennas. You want that in a coach, it allows you to install an external antenna and an amplifier, greatly improving coverage and speed. I presume you have a laptop, right? Let me know how I can help out. Gary Byron Bennett wrote: Gary I wrote to Bill Adams and his system is rather spendy to say the least.What I'm looking to do is use my lap top in my BB so I have internet access and it sounds like the "Verizon Broadband system" is the way to go.I'm also looking for info with regard to satellite tv. Any help,info here would be appreciated. Byron and Susan in Ocean Shores,Washington 83-FC-35' Gary McFarland wrote: Wow, that is cool. You're beating me to my "Experiments". I have a VOIP Phone that will do SIP, I am planning to try it when I get home from this trip. Gary Dave Beatty <beattyd@...> wrote: I tested three VOIP Options on the Verizon Wireless Broadband.. 1) Yahoo New Messenger with Voice See messenger.yahoo.com.... My id is beattyd 2) Skype See http://www.skype.com... My id is dave1950 3) SipPhone see http://www.sipphone.com... My sipphone is 747 602 0360 All three worked well and they are free and run thru my Notebook. I did test from my home with the full speed access averaging 1000+ down and 100+ up speeds. I used headphone with micro on my Notebook to avoid feedback. All 3 offer option of dialing a normal phones for an extra charge. Sipphone has a conference call option that can used to have multiple callers on the same call. Skype has an option for multiple callers also but I have not tested this feature of Skype. Sipphone is not propriety so more compatible than Skype and Yahoo Phone.. Anyway .. I was very pleased with the performance and I was able to talk for over 1 hour with multiple friends.... So the bottomline is Verizon Wireless Broadband when in full Broadband mode will support VOIP.... Dave and Judy Beatty 83 FC35SB (BirdCage) Federal Way, Washington State beattyd@... Gary gearheadgary@... http://www.gearheadgary.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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