Farmside - 2talk Performance

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#114852 5-Mar-2013 14:52

I started getting my parents through a wireless provider, but now they can't provide any services to them (Rural Nelson) - Now, they're having to go through Farmside Satellite for internet. The problem is that I have already started porting their number across to 2talk from their old address of which we are needing done ASAP.

How is performance / voice quality over 2talk via Satellite? I'd assume that the latency would be quite shocking, I have already bought him a Linksys ATA, just wondering if it's worth cancelling the port and just getting a landline installed.

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#775010 5-Mar-2013 14:55

How is performance / voice quality over 2talk? I'd assume that the latency would be quite shocking, I have already bought him a Linksys ATA, just wondering if it's worth cancelling the port and just getting a landline installed.

I would definitely go for the landline. We have some friends who tried Farmside's VoIP service and they said it was like using a Radio Telephone where you needed to say "Over" and then wait for the other end to respond. Latency was indeed shocking, and they quickly ditched it before installing a landline.

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#775014 5-Mar-2013 14:59

Is farmside the only option available? Even a lowly 1mbps SHDSL sevrice is probably similar cost/speed but would be better for VOIP? I think it will work but the jitter factor is important.

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#775022 5-Mar-2013 15:03

Zeon: Is farmside the only option available? Even a lowly 1mbps SHDSL sevrice is probably similar cost/speed but would be better for VOIP? I think it will work but the jitter factor is important.

Sadly I have exhausted all options for getting them any kind of internet through the phoneline apart from Dialup. I've literally tried everything including SHDSL.

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#775025 5-Mar-2013 15:21

Give Farmside a buzz and ask how their performance using voip is.

Their answer might be have your tried Araneo wireless?

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#775074 5-Mar-2013 16:21

jjnz1: Give Farmside a buzz and ask how their performance using voip is.

Their answer might be have your tried Araneo wireless?

I've asked 2 providers who resell Araneo and their answer was no, told you I have literally tried all options ;)

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#775273 5-Mar-2013 21:07

do they have line of sight, to the grampions range (correct me if i have the name wrong) if so, they may be able to get WiMax through Compass

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#775292 5-Mar-2013 21:26

And mobile coverage is completely zero?

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#785955 23-Mar-2013 16:19

Can you see someone that has ADSL? if so a wifi link could be a go? Up to 30km line of site...

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