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DRNewcomb · 06-05-2006, 07:42

The problem is that the WiFi has to be pretty good for VoIP. Where I am now, I have access to free WiFi in the nearby coffee shop but it is very bursty and will pause for several seconds. I tried checking my voicemail with VoIP at this hotspot and gave up the idea of using VoIP there. IMHO, WiFi & cellular don't really mix very well. It would be better to use another 2.4 GHz unlicensed technology. Maybe just very low power EDGE at 2.4 GHz, but I have no idea if that can even be done.

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DRNewcomb (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Professionist Posts: 1,465 Join Date: 27 Feb 2004 Location: Mississippi, USA Country:	06-05-2006, 07:42 The problem is that the WiFi has to be pretty good for VoIP. Where I am now, I have access to free WiFi in the nearby coffee shop but it is very bursty and will pause for several seconds. I tried checking my voicemail with VoIP at this hotspot and gave up the idea of using VoIP there. IMHO, WiFi & cellular don't really mix very well. It would be better to use another 2.4 GHz unlicensed technology. Maybe just very low power EDGE at 2.4 GHz, but I have no idea if that can even be done.