"Dieter Ringhofer"  wrote in message 
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>
> JB>> Is it possible to use a service like Vonage or another voice over ip
> JB>> internet phone, to cause Maximus to recognize it as a phone line?
>
> BJ> In theory yes.  Actual results will depend on the VOIP provider's
> BJ> supported encoding scheems, the box you use to convert to analog and 
> your
> BJ> modem.  I have yet to see this worked out by others, mainly due to 
> lack of
> BJ> interest in folks taking the time to work out the details.
>
>
> Transmission of data like it's done to access a BBS did not work reliable.
>
> Problem seen by me is unreliable timing at IP level.

It appears traffic is a major problem.  Hopefully we'll see upgrades by the 
ISPs
as VOIP catches on more, in the near future.

> For me it's very comfortable:
> At home I pick up my normal phone and do my calls. I can also use a 
> computer
> with a headset or an attached phone when having a fast internet connection
> (send: 64k - 80k) and use my numbers all over the world. Redirection works 
> the
> same way no matter where I am. This makes it pretty cheap and anonym to 
> call
> "from home" while sitting in Downunder. :-)

That's great for international voice usage considering the cost of long 
distance land line calls.

Thanks for sharing your info.

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