Subj : Old Versus New - Way
To   : DALE SHIPP
From : John Guillory
Date : Sat Jun 12 2010 09:06 pm

DS> Sorry if my statement before mis-led you.  I don't have vonage -- but
DS> was stating what I had heard so that perhaps those that know could
DS> either confirm or deny the rumor.
DS> 
DS> Reading between the lines, it seems if modems can work over at least
DS> some VOIP, and the rumor I'd heard is not true.

Dale, allow me to clarify something as I have been with 5 or 6 different 
voice over IP technologies, including vonyage, skype, majick jack, and some 
other weird name that I'd probably never use again.  

Vonage and a few others offer a service of providing 2 ports on their SIP.  1 
is for voice only, the other is for FAXing.  The faxing has modem quality and 
can be used for slow speed modem dial-up.  The voice quality has noise and 
echo canceling, which keeps the modem from establishing a connection and 
keeps it from reliably transfering when you can make a 110baud-300baud 
connect.  On the fax line, you need to disable all compression and echo/noise 
cancelation.  Unfortiantly this will also suck down all the bandwidth it can, 
so if your ISP is like mine and charges you extra if you exceed a set amount, 
you'll be paying more than your long distance bill!  I have never tried it, 
but Magic Jack would be interesting to see if you used the option for the 
cellular bandwidth .... It might be a way of connecting via magic jack....  
Beyond that, haven't heard of any of the other services providing fax quality 
voice over IP service....

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