[SPAM] Re: [Hidden-tech] tmobile voip

[Paul Stallman]

I've used VOIP from tmobile on my blackberry for about the last year and
love it.  Like any VOIP system or even cell service for that matter every
once in a while you hit a glitch, but it works great.  I'd used Lingo for
VOIP before that on a business line. 

We use an online fax service with Intermedia, it's only like $4.95/month and
we can send and receive faxes by email.  It's actually a million times
better than normal faxing.


Paul Stallman
Managing Director
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Subject: [SPAM] Re: [Hidden-tech] tmobile voip

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Pete Cassebeer wrote:
>   ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's
> area.
>   ** If you did, we all thank you.
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>
> I am considering the tmobile at home option to use voip for my residence.
> Would like to use this for business application with fax send/receive.
>
> My only option for connectivity here is dial-up or charter cable, and
> will not consider bundling with charter.
>
> I noted on a previous thread using battery backup for the modem/voip
> router would help with power failures.
>
>
> Are there any issues with this tmobile service or with voip phone
> service in general I should be aware of here?

Fax over voip is not reliable. Most voip systems will add a good deal of
compression which drops a lot of the fax signal, and even if they don't
use compression it will add delays in communication that aren't normally
present in a normal phone call which can interfere with the fax system's
timing.  It does work in some instances, but expect increased difficulty
sending and receiving faxes. Fax can be enough trouble without adding
voip to the mix.

If you want to use voip for your business then I would suggest using one
of the internet fax services (I've had good luck with myfax.com in the
past) to send and receive faxes. You can then receives faxes through
their website, or as pdf attachments to emails, and you can send faxes
by attaching the documents to emails or through their website.
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