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kwikbreaks · 19-10-2011, 12:57

I'm sure I've seen complaints about Croyden before and given it isn't upgraded yet it's quite probably in a bit of a state which would explain the less than stellar upstream.

0.7Mbps is ample for VOIP as people were using it on the old fixed speed ADSL connections which only ran at 256k and there must be millions who only have 448k on current ADSL.

As Nopanic mentioned what can cause problems is jitter and excessive pings. Probably the biggest killer would be packet loss. Even then decent software or better still dedicated hardware will overcome some pretty awful connections. Last week my 50Mbps was absolutely abysmal yet the boss didn't moan about the quality of the phone when she spent half the night on it (as per profile I use Vonage which comes with dedicated hardware). Talking to the USA will involve long pings anway just because of the distance and that isn't VM's fault - blame <deity of your choice> for constructing the universe that way.

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Do you only have 2 downstreams? I thought 50 had a minimum of 3 but ready to be corrected on that.

19-10-2011, 12:57	#9
kwikbreaks Inactive Join Date: May 2010 Services: Plusnet FTTC, FoxSat HDR for TV, Vonage VOIP. Posts: 2,082	Re: Options for cancelling broadband? I'm sure I've seen complaints about Croyden before and given it isn't upgraded yet it's quite probably in a bit of a state which would explain the less than stellar upstream. 0.7Mbps is ample for VOIP as people were using it on the old fixed speed ADSL connections which only ran at 256k and there must be millions who only have 448k on current ADSL. As Nopanic mentioned what can cause problems is jitter and excessive pings. Probably the biggest killer would be packet loss. Even then decent software or better still dedicated hardware will overcome some pretty awful connections. Last week my 50Mbps was absolutely abysmal yet the boss didn't moan about the quality of the phone when she spent half the night on it (as per profile I use Vonage which comes with dedicated hardware). Talking to the USA will involve long pings anway just because of the distance and that isn't VM's fault - blame <deity of your choice> for constructing the universe that way. ====edit==== Do you only have 2 downstreams? I thought 50 had a minimum of 3 but ready to be corrected on that.