Mark McIntyre <markmcintyre@spamcop.net> wrote in
news:bmc7p21ieim4432pqhcbl3oee0ul133ugo@4ax.com:

> On Thu, 28 Dec 2006 07:32:17 +0100 (CET), in alt.internet.wireless ,
> erpardonmy <erpardonmy@ignorance.org> wrote:
>

>
> Voip works over any IP network.
> Vonage is a proprietary version of Voip which has some
> interconnectivity.
>
> As for using Voip with a wireless router, you have several choices
>
> - a softphone (ie software) installed on a wireless laptop which you
> use with a headset


How bout some names of softphone programs that might work?

>
>>What wifi connection factors determine if a reliable connection can be
>>made and how do I check for these.
>
> Voip requires a fairly high quality of service (QoS) to give good
> quality calls. Some routers can guarantee QoS to specific ports/IP
> addresses. Other than that I've no idea what you would need to check.

How do you define QoS with respect to using a softphone with no router,
only a software firewall? Adapter card software reports good to
excellent connection (66-80%)but regular data transfers seem
slow/irregular at times. I have read the speed of the connection is not
so important as the consistency of the speed.