Liberty oriented VoIP service!

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I think it's around 4 ounces. I'll just send you a bill denominated in ounces of silver.

Edit: I just ordered your box. Unfortunately I'll be at PorcFest before it arrives, so it'll be after PorcFest before I can set it up and get it to you.

[FTL_Ian]

Everything seems to be working well, and the audio quality is the same as I expect from the traditional phone system.

When you're on a call, if you listen carefully can you hear any noise like a constant hum in the background?

The Packet 8 hardware that we used to have emitted a constant hum on the line.  Usable for standard phone calls, but not so much for broadcast.

[FTL_Ian]

What is the upstream data rate per line?  Is it adjustable?

[MaineShark]

When you're on a call, if you listen carefully can you hear any noise like a constant hum in the background?

The Packet 8 hardware that we used to have emitted a constant hum on the line.  Usable for standard phone calls, but not so much for broadcast.

I don't notice any more noise than on the regular phone network.  But I have pretty good hearing, so I pick up a lot of noise either way.

Joe

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When you're on a call, if you listen carefully can you hear any noise like a constant hum in the background?

I've never heard a hum. I'd send the box back for repairs if I did.

What is the upstream data rate per line?  Is it adjustable?

It depends on the codec in use. Generally you'll get the highest codec which both ends support. You can manually adjust the codec, to use more or less bandwidth, but you may get lower audio quality. I have the boxes configured to use G.729a by default, which is going to take up about 24Kbits/sec of bandwidth.

Here in Comcrap-land, it's been no problem to have two simultaneous phone calls, streaming radio, and normal web usage (for the eight people in the house!) all running at once. It's been even better since I moved the telephony server out of the house and into a nice fast datacenter where it belongs for production use.

And I used it on my phone call to Coast to Coast AM last night. No problems.

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Updated the top post with the details on the service and lower VoIP adapter pricing!

[penguins4me]

Anything which throws a monkey wrench into the gears of the gov't is of interest to me. Therefore, how would end-to-end VoIP encryption work with your service and another VoIP provider? Let's say Vonage and/or Skype, for example (or any other major player, for starters).

I keep a land line because I can connect a computer to it for caller-ID filtering and other fun uses (can't wait until I upgrade to an Asterisk-based system!). Some folks I communicate with use VoIP, and if transparent end-to-end encryption is do-able with decent audio quality, I'd be interested in making the jump!

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I can only do end to end encryption within my own system. Interconnections with other VoIP systems and with the PSTN (landlines, cell phones, etc.) can't be encrypted.

You can, of course, send those other people my way, and I'll hook 'em up.

[porcupine kate]

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What speed DSL will work or will I have to get cable?
Kate

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What speed DSL will work or will I have to get cable?
Kate

Any speed of DSL service should do you just fine. Though the faster the better, for obvious reasons.

[Recumbent ReCycler]

I just wanted to comment that since I got my freestateinter.net VoIP phone service, I have had only excellent customer service experiences.  When I got the router, I made the mistake of running the CD instead of doing what I was told to do.  I guess I had forgotten that error had told me to "just plug it in and it'll be ready to go".  Well, I somehow erased  what he had programmed in the box, so it didn't work after my first call.  I told him what happened, and he came to my house and fixed it without charging me anything.  Of course I offered him dinner, which he accepted, but it would have cost me a lot more to have a comcast technician come out to fix something in my phone system.  Since then, I have had no problems with my phone system, and the sound quality is about the same as my old traditional phone line, but at less than 1/4 the price.  If you are a friend, ally or acquaintance of mine and have a line through the service, please IM me with your phone number and I will reply with mine.

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Thanks for the kind words.

Now that I have the remote auto-configuration working, I shouldn't need to visit anyone's house to fix problems like that in future.

[Recumbent ReCycler]

That reminds me, a few days ago you sent me an email that said:

As I mentioned a while back, I've been working on automatic provisioning for the VoIP routers so that new lines, features etc., are loaded in automatically and the router doesn't lose its settings if you reset it.
The provisioning is ready to go and needs to be loaded up into your router now.

In addition to keeping your VoIP router in sync with your service, this update includes the following:
Daylight saving time corrections
Dial plan corrections to enable dialing 211 (repair), 611 (customer
service) and 511 (NH road conditions)
Future changes, such as new lines, change of telephone numbers, security, etc., will load into your router automatically.

To enable this in your router, follow these directions:
1. Load up http://192.168.15.1/admin/voice/advanced
2. Click the Provisioning tab. You should see a screen like the attached screenshot.
3. Find the Profile Rule option, and enter http://device.freestateinter.net/init.cfg into the box as shown.
4. Click Save Changes at the bottom.

For more info check http://www.freestateinter.net/ or e-mail me.

Michael

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Homeland Stupidity <http://www.homelandstupidity.us/>

In step one, do I just left click on the link while my computer is plugged into the VoIP box?  I just don't want to screw anything up again.

[Kat Kanning]

Does this work with sattelite internet?

[toowm]

Does this work with sattelite internet?

I think the "up" speed (128kbs max) would be a problem for VOIP.