Packet Loss in Qatar
Shale:
Note the OBi defaults to 10 Mb half duplex ethternet. Change that to 100 full duplex-- which is the other setting. It is not going to be the problem here, but it is worth changing anyway.
http://myspeed.visualware.com/indexvoip.php may work for testing.
http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/QoS talks about needing latencies of maybe 65 ms. Other things on that site may be useful.
It sounds like a different VOIP provider is going to be the deal. Find out where you have good connectivity to, and look for a provider with a point of presence in that area.
jtmarcot:
Thanks, Shale. I've made the change to 100 full duplex. As expected, that wasn't the bottleneck and didn't resolve the issue - but it's nice to know my settings are optimised in the case I ever need it.
Regarding VOIP providers, I'm keen on keeping my US number to receive calls through GV. That leaves me choosing from US providers, which would [probably] carry the same line issues as Google. I might have the option, in that case, of switching codecs to overcome the line issues. Alternatively, what kind of success would you see in setting up an asterisk instance in the States and transcoding en route?
Shale:
I have never used Asterisk... but search for jbenable if you are considering that.
MikeHObi:
Changing codecs won't fix issues with lost packets. You should check local performance to local servers in your region. It may even be that there are local restrictions on voip which lead to your problems.
CoalMinerRetired:
There are some VoIP quality tests here: http://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=5803.msg37497#msg37497
It sounds like you've got a leading suspect in packet loss. These tests will confirm that.
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