Vonage, Takes Ages Before My Phone Rings

When someone rings my new Vonage set up they get about 4 rings before my
phone starts ringing. I have just transferred from Freetalk and am using the
Motorola VT2442-VU. I have done a few test rings to my Vonage set up using
another line and I can see that the router is telling my phone to ring as
soon as I hear the ringing tone on the other line as one of the LED's starts
flashing but it just takes 4 or so rings for my phone connected to the
Vonage set up to actually start ringing. I have tried putting in an ADSL
filter in between the VT2442 and my phone but this makes no difference. The
phone I'm using is a Panasonic Dect phone not sure which model. Any ideas
what this could be?
Thanks in advance

"Phil" <nospam@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
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> When someone rings my new Vonage set up they get about 4 rings before my
> phone starts ringing. I have just transferred from Freetalk and am using
> the Motorola VT2442-VU. I have done a few test rings to my Vonage set up
> using another line and I can see that the router is telling my phone to
> ring as soon as I hear the ringing tone on the other line as one of the
> LED's starts flashing but it just takes 4 or so rings for my phone
> connected to the Vonage set up to actually start ringing. I have tried
> putting in an ADSL filter in between the VT2442 and my phone but this
> makes no difference. The phone I'm using is a Panasonic Dect phone not
> sure which model. Any ideas what this could be?
> Thanks in advance
>

Hi Phil
How do you find the call quality compared to Freetalk? I am with Freetalk
presently but not keen to switch over to Vonage as we had alot of call
quality issues with their service whereas Freetalk worked perfectly.
Thanks
Fred.

Fred wrote:
> "Phil" <nospam@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:4500681f$0$1377$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk...
>> When someone rings my new Vonage set up they get about 4 rings before my
>> phone starts ringing. I have just transferred from Freetalk and am using
>> the Motorola VT2442-VU. I have done a few test rings to my Vonage set up
>> using another line and I can see that the router is telling my phone to
>> ring as soon as I hear the ringing tone on the other line as one of the
>> LED's starts flashing but it just takes 4 or so rings for my phone
>> connected to the Vonage set up to actually start ringing. I have tried
>> putting in an ADSL filter in between the VT2442 and my phone but this
>> makes no difference. The phone I'm using is a Panasonic Dect phone not
>> sure which model. Any ideas what this could be?
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>
> Hi Phil
> How do you find the call quality compared to Freetalk? I am with Freetalk
> presently but not keen to switch over to Vonage as we had alot of call
> quality issues with their service whereas Freetalk worked perfectly.
> Thanks
> Fred.

Fred, hope I can help. I currently have Freetalk, AND Vonage, (as I am
mid-way through transfering from FT to Vo), and the quality on Vonage is
very good. Very clear, no crackling, delays etc.

I'm impressed.

"^^artnada^^" <notneedto@knowanything.com> wrote in message
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> Fred wrote:

[snip]

> > Hi Phil
> > How do you find the call quality compared to Freetalk?
> > I am with Freetalk presently but not keen to switch
> > over to Vonage as we had alot of call quality issues
> > with their service whereas Freetalk worked perfectly.
> > Thanks Fred.
>
> Fred, hope I can help. I currently have Freetalk, AND
> Vonage, (as I am mid-way through transfering from FT to
> Vo), and the quality on Vonage is very good. Very clear,
> no crackling, delays etc.

So it should be for the price they charge. For what it's worth, I get
excellent call quality on Sipgate for free, but I suppose I mustn't say
that. Too bad.

Ivor

Ivor Jones wrote:
> "^^artnada^^" <notneedto@knowanything.com> wrote in message
> news:7TaMg.15666$r61.7286@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk
>> Fred wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
>>> Hi Phil
>>> How do you find the call quality compared to Freetalk?
>>> I am with Freetalk presently but not keen to switch
>>> over to Vonage as we had alot of call quality issues
>>> with their service whereas Freetalk worked perfectly.
>>> Thanks Fred.
>>
>> Fred, hope I can help. I currently have Freetalk, AND
>> Vonage, (as I am mid-way through transfering from FT to
>> Vo), and the quality on Vonage is very good. Very clear,
>> no crackling, delays etc.
>
> So it should be for the price they charge. For what it's worth, I get
> excellent call quality on Sipgate for free, but I suppose I mustn't say
> that. Too bad.
>
> Ivor

Why sound so negative Ivor? No one here is mocking "free" providers. Fred
asked a simple question and I answered him, then you come along with your
"negative sounding vibes"?

Calm down dear. It's only a thread. :)

"^^artnada^^" <notneedto@knowanything.com> wrote in message
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> Ivor Jones wrote:
> > "^^artnada^^" <notneedto@knowanything.com> wrote in
> > message
> > news:7TaMg.15666$r61.7286@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk
> > > Fred wrote:
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > > > Hi Phil
> > > > How do you find the call quality compared to
> > > > Freetalk? I am with Freetalk presently but not keen
> > > > to switch over to Vonage as we had alot of call
> > > > quality issues with their service whereas Freetalk
> > > > worked perfectly. Thanks Fred.
> > >
> > > Fred, hope I can help. I currently have Freetalk, AND
> > > Vonage, (as I am mid-way through transfering from FT
> > > to Vo), and the quality on Vonage is very good. Very
> > > clear, no crackling, delays etc.
> >
> > So it should be for the price they charge. For what
> > it's worth, I get excellent call quality on Sipgate for
> > free, but I suppose I mustn't say that. Too bad.
> >
> > Ivor
>
> Why sound so negative Ivor? No one here is mocking "free"
> providers.

You haven't been reading Dex's posts then, have you..!

> Fred asked a simple question and I answered
> him, then you come along with your "negative sounding
> vibes"?

I didn't understand a word of that..!

> Calm down dear. It's only a thread. :)

The trouble with threads is they unravel.

Ivor

<M.Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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[snip]

> If something isn't free Ivor doesn't want to know by the
> sounds of things .

Not at all. I just don't see the point of paying for something when I
*can* get it free.

Ivor

<M.Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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[snip]

> So sipgate have started giving free calls to the UK and
> all of Irland have they Ivor In anycase I am not so
> stingy that I mind paying around 26p a day for a damn
> good service in every way with access to tecnical support
> in real time 24/7 not by poxy email during working hours
> . There arn't any pockets in shrouds Ivor in case you
> didn't know .

They're not free if you've got to pay 26p a day for them, are they..?!

Look up "free" in a dictionary.

I bet I pay less per month for my phone service than you do, even allowing
for the fact that I pay for some of the calls I make. Most of my calls are
to other Sipgate users, so they *are* free.

Ivor

Al submitted this idea :
> On Fri, 8 Sep 2006 14:35:11 +0100, Ivor Jones wrote:
>
>> So it should be for the price they charge. For what it's worth, I get
>> excellent call quality on Sipgate for free, but I suppose I mustn't say
>> that. Too bad.
>
> Since when have Sipgate been offering free outgoing calls?

....since forever, unless you mean to the PSTN....? Most of Ivor's calls
are to other Sipgate users. His free calls to other users are of
excellent quality. As will his calls to non-free PSTN numbers, I should
imagine (as are mine)

"^^artnada^^" <notneedto@knowanything.com> wrote in message
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> Fred wrote:
>> "Phil" <nospam@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:4500681f$0$1377$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk...
>>> When someone rings my new Vonage set up they get about 4 rings before my
>>> phone starts ringing. I have just transferred from Freetalk and am using
>>> the Motorola VT2442-VU. I have done a few test rings to my Vonage set up
>>> using another line and I can see that the router is telling my phone to
>>> ring as soon as I hear the ringing tone on the other line as one of the
>>> LED's starts flashing but it just takes 4 or so rings for my phone
>>> connected to the Vonage set up to actually start ringing. I have tried
>>> putting in an ADSL filter in between the VT2442 and my phone but this
>>> makes no difference. The phone I'm using is a Panasonic Dect phone not
>>> sure which model. Any ideas what this could be?
>>> Thanks in advance
>>>
>>
>> Hi Phil
>> How do you find the call quality compared to Freetalk? I am with Freetalk
>> presently but not keen to switch over to Vonage as we had alot of call
>> quality issues with their service whereas Freetalk worked perfectly.
>> Thanks
>> Fred.
>
> Fred, hope I can help. I currently have Freetalk, AND Vonage, (as I am
> mid-way through transfering from FT to Vo), and the quality on Vonage is
> very good. Very clear, no crackling, delays etc.
>
> I'm impressed.
>
Hi Phil
Thanks for replying. Can I ask a further question? How long have you had the
Vonage service running for and have the parties you are calling commented on
the call quality at all? The reason I ask is that when I had Vonage 9/10 I
could hear the othe rparty very clearly. It was the other party who
complained of cracks/pops/delays/echoes. If you would be interested in
making a test call with me then that would be excellent too. My real email
address is fglaser85*nospam*@hotmail.com. Remove nospam obviously to email
me.
Thanks
Fred.

<M.Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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[snip]

> Ah so you can make calls to any 01 and 02 numbers for
> free from sipgate can you ? I can with Vonage and could
> also with FT when they where around . Pity really that it
> wasn't sipgate that went down the pan .

No, but neither can you. You have to pay £x per month.

As I told you before, the majority of my calls are to other Sipgate users,
which *are* free, without paying anything per month for the privilege. The
odd few calls I make to ordinary numbers cost me maybe 30p per month if
that. I put £20 on my first Sipgate number which I got in September 2004
just after they first started, I still have over £12.50 on that account.

How much are you paying for your "free" calls again..?

Ivor

<M.Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 8 Sep 2006 16:16:49 +0100, "Ivor Jones"
> <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote:
>
> > They're not free if you've got to pay 26p a day for
> > them, are they..?!
>
> I do not pay a single penny for my calls all my calls are
> to other FT now Vonage customers all I pay for is the
> service and even if I call other 01 and 02 numbers they
> are still free with Vonage 24/7

No they're not, they're inclusive. If you didn't pay the monthly charge,
you'd be cut off. You're like those people who think they're getting
"free" calls on their mobiles, they're not getting any such thing, they're
getting *inclusive* minutes as part of the contract.

> as are calls to Vonage
> temselves 24/7 and can speak with a real live person not
> some goon hiding behind an email address .

Says a man who is doing precisely that. Why don't you post with your real
name, Ron..?

> It is a very poor company that won't allow its customers
> to call them by telephone or provide telephone support .

Not in the opinion of the *majority* of Sipgate customers. You're not even
a customer, so you have no say in the matter whatsoever.

Ivor

"Al" <.@_.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 8 Sep 2006 14:35:11 +0100, Ivor Jones wrote:
>
> > So it should be for the price they charge. For what
> > it's worth, I get excellent call quality on Sipgate for
> > free, but I suppose I mustn't say that. Too bad.
>
> Since when have Sipgate been offering free outgoing calls?

Define free. Calls to other Sipgate users and those other networks with
peering agreements are free. As probably 95% of my calls come under this
heading, I'd say that I'm getting a good deal.

Ivor

"Al" <.@_.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 08 Sep 2006 18:50:30 +0100, Jono wrote:
>
> > Al submitted this idea :
>
> > > Since when have Sipgate been offering free outgoing
> > > calls?
> >
> > ...since forever, unless you mean to the PSTN....? Most
> > of Ivor's calls are to other Sipgate users.
>
> Then Ivor lives in a different planet from mine. My calls
> are almost exclusively to numbers starting 01 or 02. I
> don't need to know the name of their supplier, I just
> know them as normal UK advertised telephone numbers.

So are the numbers I call. It just so happens that most of them are also
Sipgate numbers. Right here on planet Earth.

Ivor

<M.Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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[snip]

> But you see Ivor probably is only calling people he has
> cajoled into signing up with Sipgate

You're partly correct, most of the people I call *are* friends who joined
Sipgate on my advice. However there was no "cajoling" involved and I don't
think any of them are dissatisfied with the service, if they are they
haven't told me.

> with his once
> forever trying to make out that Sipgate was the best
> thing since sliced bread every other provider was/is
> rubbish compared with his glorious sipgate .

Quote me numbers, Ron. Give me proof that what you say is true. Point me
in the direction of documented evidence that more people are dissatisfied
with Sipgate than are not. You don't even know how many customers they
have, so how can you..?

> You know I am almost certain he is getting a back hander
> from Sipgate even when they once closed the service down
> for over 48 hrs he had nothing but praise for the damned
> company .

Put your money where your mouth is, Ron. If you can *prove* beyond
reasonable doubt that what you say is true then I will admit it, but as
you won't be able to (quite simply because it isn't) just shut up.

Ivor

"Fred" <frednospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "^^artnada^^" <notneedto@knowanything.com> wrote in message
> news:7TaMg.15666$r61.7286@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>> Fred wrote:
>>> "Phil" <nospam@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:4500681f$0$1377$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk...
>>>> When someone rings my new Vonage set up they get about 4 rings before
>>>> my
>>>> phone starts ringing. I have just transferred from Freetalk and am
>>>> using
>>>> the Motorola VT2442-VU. I have done a few test rings to my Vonage set
>>>> up
>>>> using another line and I can see that the router is telling my phone to
>>>> ring as soon as I hear the ringing tone on the other line as one of the
>>>> LED's starts flashing but it just takes 4 or so rings for my phone
>>>> connected to the Vonage set up to actually start ringing. I have tried
>>>> putting in an ADSL filter in between the VT2442 and my phone but this
>>>> makes no difference. The phone I'm using is a Panasonic Dect phone not
>>>> sure which model. Any ideas what this could be?
>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Phil
>>> How do you find the call quality compared to Freetalk? I am with
>>> Freetalk
>>> presently but not keen to switch over to Vonage as we had alot of call
>>> quality issues with their service whereas Freetalk worked perfectly.
>>> Thanks
>>> Fred.
>>
>> Fred, hope I can help. I currently have Freetalk, AND Vonage, (as I am
>> mid-way through transfering from FT to Vo), and the quality on Vonage is
>> very good. Very clear, no crackling, delays etc.
>>
>> I'm impressed.
>>
> Hi Phil
> Thanks for replying. Can I ask a further question? How long have you had
> the Vonage service running for and have the parties you are calling
> commented on the call quality at all? The reason I ask is that when I had
> Vonage 9/10 I could hear the othe rparty very clearly. It was the other
> party who complained of cracks/pops/delays/echoes. If you would be
> interested in making a test call with me then that would be excellent too.
> My real email address is fglaser85*nospam*@hotmail.com. Remove nospam
> obviously to email me.
> Thanks
> Fred.
Hi Fred, I've only had the service up and running for a couple of days. I
have to say the call quality is excellent I have made a number of calls and
asked the person on the other end of the line what the audio is like and
they all say it's as good as if I was calling from a normal line.

"Phil" <nospam@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "Fred" <frednospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>
>> "^^artnada^^" <notneedto@knowanything.com> wrote in message
>> news:7TaMg.15666$r61.7286@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>>> Fred wrote:
>>>> "Phil" <nospam@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>> news:4500681f$0$1377$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk...
>>>>> When someone rings my new Vonage set up they get about 4 rings before
>>>>> my
>>>>> phone starts ringing. I have just transferred from Freetalk and am
>>>>> using
>>>>> the Motorola VT2442-VU. I have done a few test rings to my Vonage set
>>>>> up
>>>>> using another line and I can see that the router is telling my phone
>>>>> to
>>>>> ring as soon as I hear the ringing tone on the other line as one of
>>>>> the
>>>>> LED's starts flashing but it just takes 4 or so rings for my phone
>>>>> connected to the Vonage set up to actually start ringing. I have tried
>>>>> putting in an ADSL filter in between the VT2442 and my phone but this
>>>>> makes no difference. The phone I'm using is a Panasonic Dect phone not
>>>>> sure which model. Any ideas what this could be?
>>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Phil
>>>> How do you find the call quality compared to Freetalk? I am with
>>>> Freetalk
>>>> presently but not keen to switch over to Vonage as we had alot of call
>>>> quality issues with their service whereas Freetalk worked perfectly.
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Fred.
>>>
>>> Fred, hope I can help. I currently have Freetalk, AND Vonage, (as I am
>>> mid-way through transfering from FT to Vo), and the quality on Vonage is
>>> very good. Very clear, no crackling, delays etc.
>>>
>>> I'm impressed.
>>>
>> Hi Phil
>> Thanks for replying. Can I ask a further question? How long have you had
>> the Vonage service running for and have the parties you are calling
>> commented on the call quality at all? The reason I ask is that when I had
>> Vonage 9/10 I could hear the othe rparty very clearly. It was the other
>> party who complained of cracks/pops/delays/echoes. If you would be
>> interested in making a test call with me then that would be excellent
>> too. My real email address is fglaser85*nospam*@hotmail.com. Remove
>> nospam obviously to email me.
>> Thanks
>> Fred.
> Hi Fred, I've only had the service up and running for a couple of days. I
> have to say the call quality is excellent I have made a number of calls
> and asked the person on the other end of the line what the audio is like
> and they all say it's as good as if I was calling from a normal line.
>
Thanks again Phil. That is good news indeed. However, due to the number of
pc's we have in our house we all have to connect via a wireless router. Do
you have your adapter connected to a router and if so how is the adapter
configured? (I have a Linksys WRTG54 connected to Cable modem with Freetalk
adapter running from router with no QOS in place-having QOS on caused call
quality issues previously).
Fred.

"Fred" <frednospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Phil" <nospam@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Fred" <frednospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> "^^artnada^^" <notneedto@knowanything.com> wrote in message
>>> news:7TaMg.15666$r61.7286@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>>>> Fred wrote:
>>>>> "Phil" <nospam@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>>> news:4500681f$0$1377$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk...
>>>>>> When someone rings my new Vonage set up they get about 4 rings before
>>>>>> my
>>>>>> phone starts ringing. I have just transferred from Freetalk and am
>>>>>> using
>>>>>> the Motorola VT2442-VU. I have done a few test rings to my Vonage set
>>>>>> up
>>>>>> using another line and I can see that the router is telling my phone
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> ring as soon as I hear the ringing tone on the other line as one of
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> LED's starts flashing but it just takes 4 or so rings for my phone
>>>>>> connected to the Vonage set up to actually start ringing. I have
>>>>>> tried
>>>>>> putting in an ADSL filter in between the VT2442 and my phone but this
>>>>>> makes no difference. The phone I'm using is a Panasonic Dect phone
>>>>>> not
>>>>>> sure which model. Any ideas what this could be?
>>>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Phil
>>>>> How do you find the call quality compared to Freetalk? I am with
>>>>> Freetalk
>>>>> presently but not keen to switch over to Vonage as we had alot of call
>>>>> quality issues with their service whereas Freetalk worked perfectly.
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> Fred.
>>>>
>>>> Fred, hope I can help. I currently have Freetalk, AND Vonage, (as I am
>>>> mid-way through transfering from FT to Vo), and the quality on Vonage
>>>> is very good. Very clear, no crackling, delays etc.
>>>>
>>>> I'm impressed.
>>>>
>>> Hi Phil
>>> Thanks for replying. Can I ask a further question? How long have you had
>>> the Vonage service running for and have the parties you are calling
>>> commented on the call quality at all? The reason I ask is that when I
>>> had Vonage 9/10 I could hear the othe rparty very clearly. It was the
>>> other party who complained of cracks/pops/delays/echoes. If you would be
>>> interested in making a test call with me then that would be excellent
>>> too. My real email address is fglaser85*nospam*@hotmail.com. Remove
>>> nospam obviously to email me.
>>> Thanks
>>> Fred.
>> Hi Fred, I've only had the service up and running for a couple of days. I
>> have to say the call quality is excellent I have made a number of calls
>> and asked the person on the other end of the line what the audio is like
>> and they all say it's as good as if I was calling from a normal line.
>>
> Thanks again Phil. That is good news indeed. However, due to the number of
> pc's we have in our house we all have to connect via a wireless router. Do
> you have your adapter connected to a router and if so how is the adapter
> configured? (I have a Linksys WRTG54 connected to Cable modem with
> Freetalk adapter running from router with no QOS in place-having QOS on
> caused call quality issues previously).
> Fred.
>
I have a Zoom X5V modem/router. I just plugged the Vonage adaptor into one
of the ports on the modem/router. It worked straight away. It's already
configured for your account there was no set up necessary.

"Phil" <nospam@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "Fred" <frednospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Phil" <nospam@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:45022e17$0$1376$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk...
>>>
>>> "Fred" <frednospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>>>
>>>> "^^artnada^^" <notneedto@knowanything.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:7TaMg.15666$r61.7286@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>>>>> Fred wrote:
>>>>>> "Phil" <nospam@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:4500681f$0$1377$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk...
>>>>>>> When someone rings my new Vonage set up they get about 4 rings
>>>>>>> before my
>>>>>>> phone starts ringing. I have just transferred from Freetalk and am
>>>>>>> using
>>>>>>> the Motorola VT2442-VU. I have done a few test rings to my Vonage
>>>>>>> set up
>>>>>>> using another line and I can see that the router is telling my phone
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> ring as soon as I hear the ringing tone on the other line as one of
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> LED's starts flashing but it just takes 4 or so rings for my phone
>>>>>>> connected to the Vonage set up to actually start ringing. I have
>>>>>>> tried
>>>>>>> putting in an ADSL filter in between the VT2442 and my phone but
>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>> makes no difference. The phone I'm using is a Panasonic Dect phone
>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>> sure which model. Any ideas what this could be?
>>>>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Phil
>>>>>> How do you find the call quality compared to Freetalk? I am with
>>>>>> Freetalk
>>>>>> presently but not keen to switch over to Vonage as we had alot of
>>>>>> call
>>>>>> quality issues with their service whereas Freetalk worked perfectly.
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>> Fred.
>>>>>
>>>>> Fred, hope I can help. I currently have Freetalk, AND Vonage, (as I am
>>>>> mid-way through transfering from FT to Vo), and the quality on Vonage
>>>>> is very good. Very clear, no crackling, delays etc.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm impressed.
>>>>>
>>>> Hi Phil
>>>> Thanks for replying. Can I ask a further question? How long have you
>>>> had the Vonage service running for and have the parties you are calling
>>>> commented on the call quality at all? The reason I ask is that when I
>>>> had Vonage 9/10 I could hear the othe rparty very clearly. It was the
>>>> other party who complained of cracks/pops/delays/echoes. If you would
>>>> be interested in making a test call with me then that would be
>>>> excellent too. My real email address is fglaser85*nospam*@hotmail.com.
>>>> Remove nospam obviously to email me.
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Fred.
>>> Hi Fred, I've only had the service up and running for a couple of days.
>>> I have to say the call quality is excellent I have made a number of
>>> calls and asked the person on the other end of the line what the audio
>>> is like and they all say it's as good as if I was calling from a normal
>>> line.
>>>
>> Thanks again Phil. That is good news indeed. However, due to the number
>> of pc's we have in our house we all have to connect via a wireless
>> router. Do you have your adapter connected to a router and if so how is
>> the adapter configured? (I have a Linksys WRTG54 connected to Cable modem
>> with Freetalk adapter running from router with no QOS in place-having QOS
>> on caused call quality issues previously).
>> Fred.
>>
> I have a Zoom X5V modem/router. I just plugged the Vonage adaptor into one
> of the ports on the modem/router. It worked straight away. It's already
> configured for your account there was no set up necessary.
>
Hi Phil
Does your Zoom X5V modem/router have QOS as standard and if so have you
configured it at all or just left it off?
Thanks
Fred.

"Fred" <frednospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Phil" <nospam@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
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>> "Fred" <frednospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:NmwMg.20825$a9.12421@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.u k...
>>>
>>> "Phil" <nospam@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:45022e17$0$1376$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk...
>>>>
>>>> "Fred" <frednospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:RfjMg.5951$89.5890@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk. ..
>>>>>
>>>>> "^^artnada^^" <notneedto@knowanything.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:7TaMg.15666$r61.7286@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>>>>>> Fred wrote:
>>>>>>> "Phil" <nospam@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:4500681f$0$1377$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk...
>>>>>>>> When someone rings my new Vonage set up they get about 4 rings
>>>>>>>> before my
>>>>>>>> phone starts ringing. I have just transferred from Freetalk and am
>>>>>>>> using
>>>>>>>> the Motorola VT2442-VU. I have done a few test rings to my Vonage
>>>>>>>> set up
>>>>>>>> using another line and I can see that the router is telling my
>>>>>>>> phone to
>>>>>>>> ring as soon as I hear the ringing tone on the other line as one of
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> LED's starts flashing but it just takes 4 or so rings for my phone
>>>>>>>> connected to the Vonage set up to actually start ringing. I have
>>>>>>>> tried
>>>>>>>> putting in an ADSL filter in between the VT2442 and my phone but
>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>> makes no difference. The phone I'm using is a Panasonic Dect phone
>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>> sure which model. Any ideas what this could be?
>>>>>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Phil
>>>>>>> How do you find the call quality compared to Freetalk? I am with
>>>>>>> Freetalk
>>>>>>> presently but not keen to switch over to Vonage as we had alot of
>>>>>>> call
>>>>>>> quality issues with their service whereas Freetalk worked perfectly.
>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>> Fred.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Fred, hope I can help. I currently have Freetalk, AND Vonage, (as I
>>>>>> am mid-way through transfering from FT to Vo), and the quality on
>>>>>> Vonage is very good. Very clear, no crackling, delays etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm impressed.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Phil
>>>>> Thanks for replying. Can I ask a further question? How long have you
>>>>> had the Vonage service running for and have the parties you are
>>>>> calling commented on the call quality at all? The reason I ask is that
>>>>> when I had Vonage 9/10 I could hear the othe rparty very clearly. It
>>>>> was the other party who complained of cracks/pops/delays/echoes. If
>>>>> you would be interested in making a test call with me then that would
>>>>> be excellent too. My real email address is
>>>>> fglaser85*nospam*@hotmail.com. Remove nospam obviously to email me.
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> Fred.
>>>> Hi Fred, I've only had the service up and running for a couple of days.
>>>> I have to say the call quality is excellent I have made a number of
>>>> calls and asked the person on the other end of the line what the audio
>>>> is like and they all say it's as good as if I was calling from a normal
>>>> line.
>>>>
>>> Thanks again Phil. That is good news indeed. However, due to the number
>>> of pc's we have in our house we all have to connect via a wireless
>>> router. Do you have your adapter connected to a router and if so how is
>>> the adapter configured? (I have a Linksys WRTG54 connected to Cable
>>> modem with Freetalk adapter running from router with no QOS in
>>> place-having QOS on caused call quality issues previously).
>>> Fred.
>>>
>> I have a Zoom X5V modem/router. I just plugged the Vonage adaptor into
>> one of the ports on the modem/router. It worked straight away. It's
>> already configured for your account there was no set up necessary.
>>
> Hi Phil
> Does your Zoom X5V modem/router have QOS as standard and if so have you
> configured it at all or just left it off?
> Thanks
> Fred.
>
Doesn't have it as far as I know.

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> "Fred" <frednospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Phil" <nospam@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>> "Fred" <frednospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>>>
>>>> "Phil" <nospam@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>> news:45022e17$0$1376$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk...
>>>>>
>>>>> "Fred" <frednospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:RfjMg.5951$89.5890@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk. ..
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "^^artnada^^" <notneedto@knowanything.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:7TaMg.15666$r61.7286@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>>>>>>> Fred wrote:
>>>>>>>> "Phil" <nospam@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:4500681f$0$1377$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk...
>>>>>>>>> When someone rings my new Vonage set up they get about 4 rings
>>>>>>>>> before my
>>>>>>>>> phone starts ringing. I have just transferred from Freetalk and am
>>>>>>>>> using
>>>>>>>>> the Motorola VT2442-VU. I have done a few test rings to my Vonage
>>>>>>>>> set up
>>>>>>>>> using another line and I can see that the router is telling my
>>>>>>>>> phone to
>>>>>>>>> ring as soon as I hear the ringing tone on the other line as one
>>>>>>>>> of the
>>>>>>>>> LED's starts flashing but it just takes 4 or so rings for my phone
>>>>>>>>> connected to the Vonage set up to actually start ringing. I have
>>>>>>>>> tried
>>>>>>>>> putting in an ADSL filter in between the VT2442 and my phone but
>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>> makes no difference. The phone I'm using is a Panasonic Dect phone
>>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>>> sure which model. Any ideas what this could be?
>>>>>>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Phil
>>>>>>>> How do you find the call quality compared to Freetalk? I am with
>>>>>>>> Freetalk
>>>>>>>> presently but not keen to switch over to Vonage as we had alot of
>>>>>>>> call
>>>>>>>> quality issues with their service whereas Freetalk worked
>>>>>>>> perfectly.
>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>> Fred.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Fred, hope I can help. I currently have Freetalk, AND Vonage, (as I
>>>>>>> am mid-way through transfering from FT to Vo), and the quality on
>>>>>>> Vonage is very good. Very clear, no crackling, delays etc.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm impressed.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Phil
>>>>>> Thanks for replying. Can I ask a further question? How long have you
>>>>>> had the Vonage service running for and have the parties you are
>>>>>> calling commented on the call quality at all? The reason I ask is
>>>>>> that when I had Vonage 9/10 I could hear the othe rparty very
>>>>>> clearly. It was the other party who complained of
>>>>>> cracks/pops/delays/echoes. If you would be interested in making a
>>>>>> test call with me then that would be excellent too. My real email
>>>>>> address is fglaser85*nospam*@hotmail.com. Remove nospam obviously to
>>>>>> email me.
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>> Fred.
>>>>> Hi Fred, I've only had the service up and running for a couple of
>>>>> days. I have to say the call quality is excellent I have made a number
>>>>> of calls and asked the person on the other end of the line what the
>>>>> audio is like and they all say it's as good as if I was calling from a
>>>>> normal line.
>>>>>
>>>> Thanks again Phil. That is good news indeed. However, due to the number
>>>> of pc's we have in our house we all have to connect via a wireless
>>>> router. Do you have your adapter connected to a router and if so how is
>>>> the adapter configured? (I have a Linksys WRTG54 connected to Cable
>>>> modem with Freetalk adapter running from router with no QOS in
>>>> place-having QOS on caused call quality issues previously).
>>>> Fred.
>>>>
>>> I have a Zoom X5V modem/router. I just plugged the Vonage adaptor into
>>> one of the ports on the modem/router. It worked straight away. It's
>>> already configured for your account there was no set up necessary.
>>>
>> Hi Phil
>> Does your Zoom X5V modem/router have QOS as standard and if so have you
>> configured it at all or just left it off?
>> Thanks
>> Fred.
>>
> Doesn't have it as far as I know.
>
Hi Phil-would u like to try a test call to see how good your Vonage is? My
email is fglaser85*nospam*@hotmail.com.
Remove nospam for address.
Fred.

"Fred" <frednospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Phil" <nospam@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:45069400$0$1383$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk...
>> "Fred" <frednospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:EJZMg.20334$89.15631@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.u k...
>>>
>>> "Phil" <nospam@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:45032832$0$27315$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk...
>>>> "Fred" <frednospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:NmwMg.20825$a9.12421@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.u k...
>>>>>
>>>>> "Phil" <nospam@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>>> news:45022e17$0$1376$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Fred" <frednospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:RfjMg.5951$89.5890@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk. ..
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "^^artnada^^" <notneedto@knowanything.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:7TaMg.15666$r61.7286@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>>>>>>>> Fred wrote:
>>>>>>>>> "Phil" <nospam@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>> news:4500681f$0$1377$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk...
>>>>>>>>>> When someone rings my new Vonage set up they get about 4 rings
>>>>>>>>>> before my
>>>>>>>>>> phone starts ringing. I have just transferred from Freetalk and
>>>>>>>>>> am using
>>>>>>>>>> the Motorola VT2442-VU. I have done a few test rings to my Vonage
>>>>>>>>>> set up
>>>>>>>>>> using another line and I can see that the router is telling my
>>>>>>>>>> phone to
>>>>>>>>>> ring as soon as I hear the ringing tone on the other line as one
>>>>>>>>>> of the
>>>>>>>>>> LED's starts flashing but it just takes 4 or so rings for my
>>>>>>>>>> phone
>>>>>>>>>> connected to the Vonage set up to actually start ringing. I have
>>>>>>>>>> tried
>>>>>>>>>> putting in an ADSL filter in between the VT2442 and my phone but
>>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>>> makes no difference. The phone I'm using is a Panasonic Dect
>>>>>>>>>> phone not
>>>>>>>>>> sure which model. Any ideas what this could be?
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Phil
>>>>>>>>> How do you find the call quality compared to Freetalk? I am with
>>>>>>>>> Freetalk
>>>>>>>>> presently but not keen to switch over to Vonage as we had alot of
>>>>>>>>> call
>>>>>>>>> quality issues with their service whereas Freetalk worked
>>>>>>>>> perfectly.
>>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>>> Fred.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Fred, hope I can help. I currently have Freetalk, AND Vonage, (as I
>>>>>>>> am mid-way through transfering from FT to Vo), and the quality on
>>>>>>>> Vonage is very good. Very clear, no crackling, delays etc.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm impressed.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Phil
>>>>>>> Thanks for replying. Can I ask a further question? How long have you
>>>>>>> had the Vonage service running for and have the parties you are
>>>>>>> calling commented on the call quality at all? The reason I ask is
>>>>>>> that when I had Vonage 9/10 I could hear the othe rparty very
>>>>>>> clearly. It was the other party who complained of
>>>>>>> cracks/pops/delays/echoes. If you would be interested in making a
>>>>>>> test call with me then that would be excellent too. My real email
>>>>>>> address is fglaser85*nospam*@hotmail.com. Remove nospam obviously to
>>>>>>> email me.
>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>> Fred.
>>>>>> Hi Fred, I've only had the service up and running for a couple of
>>>>>> days. I have to say the call quality is excellent I have made a
>>>>>> number of calls and asked the person on the other end of the line
>>>>>> what the audio is like and they all say it's as good as if I was
>>>>>> calling from a normal line.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks again Phil. That is good news indeed. However, due to the
>>>>> number of pc's we have in our house we all have to connect via a
>>>>> wireless router. Do you have your adapter connected to a router and if
>>>>> so how is the adapter configured? (I have a Linksys WRTG54 connected
>>>>> to Cable modem with Freetalk adapter running from router with no QOS
>>>>> in place-having QOS on caused call quality issues previously).
>>>>> Fred.
>>>>>
>>>> I have a Zoom X5V modem/router. I just plugged the Vonage adaptor into
>>>> one of the ports on the modem/router. It worked straight away. It's
>>>> already configured for your account there was no set up necessary.
>>>>
>>> Hi Phil
>>> Does your Zoom X5V modem/router have QOS as standard and if so have you
>>> configured it at all or just left it off?
>>> Thanks
>>> Fred.
>>>
>> Doesn't have it as far as I know.
>>
> Hi Phil-would u like to try a test call to see how good your Vonage is? My
> email is fglaser85*nospam*@hotmail.com.
> Remove nospam for address.
> Fred.
>
Meant to add that if you email me your tel number i could call you!
Fred.

"Fred" <frednospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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[snip]

> Meant to add that if you email me your tel number i could
> call you! Fred.

Ever heard of snipping repeated posts..?

Ivor

"Ivor Jones" <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Fred" <frednospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:8BENg.58220$H03.10986@fe3.news.blueyonder.co. uk
>
> [snip]
>
>> Meant to add that if you email me your tel number i could
>> call you! Fred.
>
> Ever heard of snipping repeated posts..?
>
> Ivor
>
>
Hi Ivor
Not familiar with snipping posts lol. I will try and reemmber in future!
Fred.

M.Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Sep 2006 23:42:51 GMT, "Fred" <frednospam@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> "Ivor Jones" <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:4morotF78067U1@individual.net...
>>>
>>> "Fred" <frednospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:8BENg.58220$H03.10986@fe3.news.blueyonder.co. uk
>>>
>>> [snip]
>>>
>>>> Meant to add that if you email me your tel number i could
>>>> call you! Fred.
>>> Ever heard of snipping repeated posts..?
>>>
>>> Ivor
>>>
>>>
>> Hi Ivor
>> Not familiar with snipping posts lol. I will try and reemmber in future!
>> Fred.
>>
> Take no notice Fred he will be wanting every T crossed and I dotted
> next, I can't understand him people post the way they want to and if
> he doesn't like it he knows what to do .


Hi All,

I've just transferred over, they have yet to credit my card with the
cost of sending me the new router! I also seems to have a delay, no too
much of a problem, there are a couple of things I'm not so keen on with
the new service, 1 you have to remember to do a *67 to withhold your
number every time and cannot do 1571 to check voice mail, you have to do
a *123 also all commands in American and last of a they insist in
calling # pound key!

<M.Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:19:38 GMT, bob garbutt
> <bobgarb@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
>>I've just transferred over, they have yet to credit my card with the
>>cost of sending me the new router!
> You will NOT get a credit for the shipment you have to pay that just
> has you have to pay for shipment of any other goods from anyone else.
> I called a computer parts supplier the other day and asked how much to
> send a flash memory stick to me eight pounds they said so I went and
> got it myself from them they are only 15 miles away . It would have
> got here in an envelope with 1st class stamp the stick weighs
> practically nothing .
>> you have to remember to do a *67 to withhold your
>>number every time
> Program the number into phone's memory if your phone supports this
> otherwise it is a case of remembering to do this or using a different
> service I use my Voiphone account for hiding my number has you can
> choose whatever number you want to give out .
>
>
>>and cannot do 1571 to check voice mail, you have to do
>>a *123
> Much quicker than 1571 .
>> also all commands in American and last of a they insist in
>>calling # pound key!
> There have been so many American firms around in the UK now
> I have got used to seeing it and while we are at it I am surprised you
> did not mention that they call the "rauter"in English a router a
> DIVICE .
Sorry M dexter but you are wrong-the delivery charge is refunded back to
your card-it says it clearly in the frequently asked questions of the Vonage
site.
Fred.

<M.Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:52:46 GMT, "Fred" <frednospam@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>>Sorry M dexter but you are wrong-the delivery charge is refunded back to
>>your card-it says it clearly in the frequently asked questions of the
>>Vonage
>>site.
>>Fred.
>>
> Fred are you sure about this you have got me thinking and I seem to
> remember now you have jogged my memory reading something about it
> being credited or something being credited to your account not the
> card unless it was something else I was reading .

Yes M.dexter I am sure. Here is a quote from their website
Are there any additional charges for switching from freetalk to Vonage?
No. The standard Vonage activation fee of £9.99 will be waived for freetalk
customers joining Vonage before 16th September. The £8.99 shipping fee will
be charged to your card but refunded in the form of a credit applied to your
account within 5 days of registering. Your new Motorola router will be
supplied free of charge.

Link http://www.vonage.co.uk/freetalk/faqs.html



Fred.

<M.Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 23:04:53 GMT, "Fred" <frednospam@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>>Yes M.dexter I am sure.