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VoIP vs. PSTN
roflgoblin
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I'm thinking about fetching 2 Nokia Nseries N800s for the wife and I and ditching our cell phones and cellular service provider altogether. I wanted to ask you guys for some opinions.
1.) What do you guys think about ditching the traditional method for cellular service and adopting the voice over internet method? Pros and cons? Personal experiences?
2.) Does anyone have any experience with the Nseries N800 gadget or alike? Any personal reviews, preferences, or better recommendations?
Answering these questions, keep in mind my situation. I'll be going to the Marine Corps within a short while and I won't have a lot of access to my cell phone, depending on where I am stationed and during certain times. I don't want to pay for a plan that keeps myself active when it makes little sense. My wife and I are on the same "Family Plan" offered by T-mobile. I was thinking with these devices and the services of either Skype or Google Talk (or other recommendations), she and I and our son could video conference easily while I'm constantly on the go and away from a computer. It sounds like it would be more cost effective and convenient. Not to mention, I'd have some consolidation involved by having the Nseries N800 on hand.
What do you guys think? Worth the investment? What should I keep in mind before making the switch and what issues should I be aware of beforehand?
1.) What do you guys think about ditching the traditional method for cellular service and adopting the voice over internet method? Pros and cons? Personal experiences?
2.) Does anyone have any experience with the Nseries N800 gadget or alike? Any personal reviews, preferences, or better recommendations?
Answering these questions, keep in mind my situation. I'll be going to the Marine Corps within a short while and I won't have a lot of access to my cell phone, depending on where I am stationed and during certain times. I don't want to pay for a plan that keeps myself active when it makes little sense. My wife and I are on the same "Family Plan" offered by T-mobile. I was thinking with these devices and the services of either Skype or Google Talk (or other recommendations), she and I and our son could video conference easily while I'm constantly on the go and away from a computer. It sounds like it would be more cost effective and convenient. Not to mention, I'd have some consolidation involved by having the Nseries N800 on hand.
What do you guys think? Worth the investment? What should I keep in mind before making the switch and what issues should I be aware of beforehand?
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I might be mistaken, but from what I gather you want to ditch your cellphone service and just use VoIP.
If you're going to be stationed away from home, are you going to have access to wi-fi, though? If not wi-fi, would you even have access to the internet at all? You pay for cellphone service because you can get it almost anywhere, whereas wi-fi can be free, but you have to hunt it down. If I were you I'd stick with cellphone service, because it's more reliable. But I could just be misinterpreting your post. Could you clarify?
I think I'm beginning to answer my own question.
But here is the main question I am trying to pose:
What do all of you recommend as a means of communicating overseas that is cheap and effective almost anywhere, and it doesn't matter the level of programming or networking skill?
email
Skype.
But you'll need a PC/Mac.
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There is also naked DSL, which removes the PSTN componant at your exchange and plugs your service directly into the ADSL hardware. Make sure you find out whether your line is a good distance from the exchange (4.5km or 3.2 odd miles) is where a high frequency service will start to drop off. Generall the only way you can find this out is to have an active phone line so the company you are going with can run tests.
If the copper up to your premises is pretty bad then you may find a lower quality service, this unfortunately cannot be checked from the providers end, although they can show the line attenuation which needs to be decent. If your line is decent go for a VOIP package or Skype to test it out. Be aware that Broadband provider's VOIP that runs through the modem will need some fidgeting (codecs and such) and sip directing.
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skype is free for two computers talking and vid confrencing.
At any time you can be called in to work. Once you join the service you're on duty 24/7. And they abuse it too. Current regs require anything more than 12 hour days be cleared with the Commander, and he can authorize up to 16 hour days. But as long as you have 8 hours uninterrupted between shifts, they can call you in to work at any time. And if they can't get ahold of you, you're in some deep trouble. If your internet is down or your battery is dead or whatever, as long as they made an attempt to reach you, if you're not reached, it's your fault, and you pay the consequences.
But that's just where I've been stationed. It may be different in the Marines (I'm in the Air Force) but I don't expect it to be.
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Hell, my recall number was a skype-in number for both bases I went to.
I wish I had your Flight Chiefs :P
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Or a PSP.
Or a Windows Mobile device.
Well, lacking the video portion.
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tl;dr -> n800 -> needs wifi; not a phone