[Snap] Snap VDSL / VOIP 1 week review

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surfisup1000

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#116471 30-Apr-2013 10:07

I've been connected to Snap VDSL & VOIP for my phone for 1 week now.

So far I haven't noticed any broadband slow downs that may be congestion related . My connection seems to run at peak speeds all of the time.

Speedtest shows..
Ping 10ms
Download 43.99 Mbps
Upload 9.32 Mbps

So, that is very good.

I'm still not so sure about VOIP yet . I am using the fritzbox as a DECT base station for my Panasonic DECT-GAP handsets.

Some people said the phone line was really noisy. Snap made a remote adjustment to my fritzbox that seems to have fixed that.

My dect handsets occasionally disconnect from the fritzbox and I need to reselect the base from the handset.

The occasional incoming call just disconnects when I answer .

Some interactive answering systems (eg, Snaps) cannot detect my phone key presses (press '1' for tech support doesn't work for example). But, some others do work OK (eg, PBTech).

Sometimes(1 out of 10 calls maybe) it takes a long time for an outgoing call to start connecting -- I've had to wait up to 40 seconds for a call to start 'ringing'.

Snap have recommended using a wired connection but haven't had time to test that yet.

I'm wondering if I should splash out for a fritzfon.

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#807886 30-Apr-2013 10:07

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#807905 30-Apr-2013 10:53

Maybe start by taking any DECT compatibility issues out of the picture? i.e. plug your phone's base station straight into one of the FON ports and register the phone with the panasonic base station and see if the problems persist. I'm also use one panasonic handset with my fritzbox and it's not really all that smooth - I suspect the cheaper panasonic DECT phones aren't quite 100% GAP compatible or something (if that's possible)

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vexxxboy

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#807907 30-Apr-2013 10:54

i have used Snaps Voip since its started and im on ADSL, i have the same problem with the 1 key , but i thought it was my phone so thats interesting, i to have trouble connecting to some calls but that has only been in the last week or so, along with some calls disconnecting and i use a phone plugged straight into the FON 1 connection.

Common sense is not as common as you think.

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#807908 30-Apr-2013 10:57

Another option would be to sign up for a 2talk number for a month and give that a try - you can I think setup multiple voip lines on the fritzbox, so you could give 2 talk a try? I'm with them and they seem pretty rock solid.

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surfisup1000

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#807909 30-Apr-2013 11:00

sidefx: Another option would be to sign up for a 2talk number for a month and give that a try - you can I think setup multiple voip lines on the fritzbox, so you could give 2 talk a try? I'm with them and they seem pretty rock solid.

I'll think about that if I cannot resolve the issues.

It is quite possible my handsets are at fault.

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#807924 30-Apr-2013 11:24

DTMF not working is unlikely to be the handset. It would be an issue elsewhere.

RFC2833 is typically used in the VoIP world and is the best option for DTMF. You could check if your Fritz!box is configured for RFC2833.

wjw

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#807939 30-Apr-2013 11:58

Sbiddle is correct it's not the handset, it's something to do with DECT on the fritz as I have one handset that works and one doesn't. The one that doesn't is fin when it's base is connected to the analogue fon jack. I spent ages trying to get it to work and in the end I just left the base station connected

dan

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#807950 30-Apr-2013 12:17

surfisup1000:

Some interactive answering systems (eg, Snaps) cannot detect my phone key presses (press '1' for tech support doesn't work for example). But, some others do work OK (eg, PBTech).

Sometimes(1 out of 10 calls maybe) it takes a long time for an outgoing call to start connecting -- I've had to wait up to 40 seconds for a call to start 'ringing'.

I have both these issues, second one with a much smaller delay tho, however im not using the DECT features of the fritzbox, i have my uniden base station plugged into it

i spent quite a bit of time calling companys to change address's etc, id say about 60% of the IVRs did not respond to the key presses - this is annoying but i havent called them up about this yet

I dont have 40 second delays but i now have about 5-7 second delays for it to start ringing - this only started happening in the last week, first few weeks this didn't happen.

surfisup1000

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#807956 30-Apr-2013 12:46

wjw: Sbiddle is correct it's not the handset, it's something to do with DECT on the fritz as I have one handset that works and one doesn't. The one that doesn't is fin when it's base is connected to the analogue fon jack. I spent ages trying to get it to work and in the end I just left the base station connected

I've connected the panasonic cordless base station to the fritzbox now and disabled dect on the fritzbox.

RalphFromSnap

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#807985 30-Apr-2013 13:47

Hi guys, those of you experiencing issues with DTMF, what do you have it set to in your Fritz!Box?
To check go to Telephony: Own Telephony Devices: Edit your number and see what DTMF is set too. It should be on automatically.

For those of you experiencing issues with long silences to connect a call, we are aware of this issue and are working hard to resolve.

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#807989 30-Apr-2013 13:54

RalphFromSnap: Hi guys, those of you experiencing issues with DTMF, what do you have it set to in your Fritz!Box?
To check go to Telephony: Own Telephony Devices: Edit your number and see what DTMF is set too. It should be on automatically.

For those of you experiencing issues with long silences to connect a call, we are aware of this issue and are working hard to resolve.

Cheers, ^AL

I think you mean "Own Telephone Numbers" under Telephony

DTMF transmission is set to automatically already on mine already.

dan

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#807996 30-Apr-2013 14:04

Heres an example that doesnt work, state insurance 0800 80 24 24

i called this number quite a few times on analogue line with same phone im using on fritzbox now before i moved houses and the IVR worked normally. No longer works using snap voip since moving.

vexxxboy

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#808004 30-Apr-2013 14:18

mine is on Automatic as well, also i have noticed in the last week or so, my caller display has stopped working, it will show part of the number but not the name like it used to.

Common sense is not as common as you think.

dan

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#809522 1-May-2013 14:28

Here is another example where the DTMF tones are not working on snap VOIP

AA - 0800 500 444

Ralph are u going to have someone look into this or should i just ring the helpdesk and log a issue ?

thanks

grudge

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#809697 1-May-2013 17:20

Can you guys change it from automatic to RFC2833 and retry ?
It's probably trying to use inband DTMF on the calls that fail (SNAP should be able to confirm this).