How does OBITALK perform on satellite Internet?
GregoryZ:
Regeone,
I've been using Exede now for a couple of months, along with Google Voice.
The ATA I have is the OBi200.
As for Issues, there seems to be a couple.
When I answer the phone, it seems to take a few seconds for the caller to hear me.
Once in a while, folks tell me my conversation is "Choppy"
I'm pretty sure that these issues are due to the Latency of the Satellite technology. Some times, it's because of QOS issues, as I am surfing while I am talking.
These issues, I find are very minute, and acceptable to me. For the cost, I can't beat it. :)
I know that Exede service is Faster then Hughes. I'm really happy with the Exede Service, and combined with the OBi200 & Google Voice, I'm able to do what I need to do.
Like Huges, Exede also offers their own ATA. I've not tested it. So I can't say if it is better then a BYOD situation.
I due owe a disclaimer here.
I was job hunting, when I got my Exede Service installed. Now, I'm an Independent Installer for the Exede Service. I'm truthful in saying I like the service, and that it is working well with the OBi and GV.
For a last remark, I'll just say Private Msg. me if you want to get the Exede Service. :) I get a commission ;)
SteveInWA:
Regeone:
Just to clarify some terminology in this discussion:
"OBiTALK" is a name the Obihai uses to describe their own calling system that is used to make and receive telephone calls between owners of two of their hardware OBi boxes. It's also used to describe their online web portal pages, used to configure their devices.
"ATA" is a generic term for Analog Telephone Adapter, a device that converts your analog voice on a regular, analog telephone, into Voice over IP (VoIP) packets. You plug a standard telephone into the RJ-11 phone jack on the ATA, and then the ATA plugs into your internet (satellite in your case) service via an Ethernet cable. We assume that the Hughes service includes a box inside your house, that consists of a satellite transceiver and ethernet router/switch combination. The ATA plugs into that box.
The OBi family of hardware boxes are ATAs. So, following ProfTech's posts, you would buy a OBi (a model 200 is my recommendation), and connect that to your Hughes network. This is an alternative to whatever hardware that Hughes themselves offer to perform the ATA function. It's either built into their all-in-one box, or it's a separate box. It'll have a regular phone jack on it, too.
The significant difference between an OBi ATA and, say, the Grandstream HT -701, is that the OBi product also works with Google Voice and OBi's own OBiTALK service.
TrapDoor did a great job explaining the latency issues, which are a matter of physics, and can't be overcome. Then, there's the weather-related issues. You'll have to decide for yourself it it's something you can live with.
TimSmith:
I live in Trinity County, CA. We have Hughes satellite service which for browsing the web does fine. 20 MB download speed.
We tried the OBitalk 200 and the people we called could not understand us. The audio was very choppy and the words were cut off after they heard the first couple of words.
I checked my ping and its about 800ms which of course will never work. I knew it was a long shot, but thought I'd give it a try. I'm returning the unit to Amazon.
I wonder if the Hughes phone package would work any better. Hard to see how it could but maybe...
dircom:
Off Topic,
I have a friend in Belize, who has internet thru a microwave link, with a small antennae on a pole
any ideas how an obi might work in that situation? they have @800K down and @400K up
and are a couple of miles out of town I think
I tried to get her to run a voip test on myspeed.visualware.com, but it wouldn't run on her Ipad she said.
drgeoff:
Quote from: dircom on April 07, 2015, 06:15:08 am
Off Topic,
but I have a friend in Belize, who has internet thru a small microwave receiver on a pole
any ideas how an obi might work in that situation? they have @800K down and @400K up
and are a couple of miles out of town I think
Should be OK except for the possibility of choppiness when their other devices are active on the internet.
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