[plug] Voice Over IP

[Chris Watt]

Thanks guys,

scuse my email before i was rather at my wits ends with hours of
searching for a solution.  on hte upside, hours of *paid* searchng.

thanks for bearing with me
~Chris



On 6/13/05, Steve Baker <steve at iinet.net.au> wrote:
> Chris Watt wrote:
> 
> > Ok, don't worry about it, i'll go and ask someone about VoIP, i'm sick
> > of expplainging shit to read 10 replies about bullshit.
> >
> > thanks anyways
> > ~chris
> 
> Sorry you didn't find any help here - I think if everyone went back and
> re-read your original post they would find that it was a pretty simple
> and legitimate request.
> 
>  From the little I know about VOIP, yes, a softphone setup with a VOIP
> provider would work.  Since the callers are all sharing a single
> internet connection you need to make sure that your bandwidth (in and
> especially out) is enough to handle the volume of concurrent calls you
> expect.
> 
> You will need to modify your dialer to initiate a VOIP call instead of
> dialling a modem, I can't give you any advice on that aspect.
> 
> The fact that your calls are going to regular PSTN phones shouldn't
> matter, the VOIP provider handles the gatewaying for you.
> 
> Note that I don't have any practical experience in this, I'm still in
> the research/testing stages myself.
> 
> Regards,
> Steve
> 
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