[AuckLUG] phone options

[Rick]

I have been a linux over woosh user for two years now. While I don't use
their phone service, I know many in the CBD who do without any drama. I
regularly voip to the states and have never had a latency problem even
while simultaneously working on the desktop, but that could be from
fortuitous timing! Download speeds are quite variable depending on your
cell and time of day. While not up the speed of my jetstream at work,
neither is the price. Woosh is not actively hostile to linux and will
flash your account details to the modem for free if you have drama,
something I believe they do anyway for the phone customers. No computer
required to make phone calls, but you will need a phone...


With voip and a cellphone, who needs a land-line anyway? ;-)

Two thumbs up.

Cheers
Rick

On Mon, 2006-09-11 at 07:05 +1200, Anthony Winter wrote:
> Following the last lug meet at the viaduct (which I thought was good, if a bit 
> heavy on telecom jargon) I'm thinking about using woosh phone+broadband.
> We're moving in a couple of weeks, but still in the CBD, so we need a new 
> phone connection anyway, but coverage should not be a problem.
> Following questions occur:
> 1	they don't say they support linux. Does it work? Are they actively hostile?
> 2	Could I do something fancy like take the woosh ethernet out to an ethernet 
> port on an existing router and let it do the pppoe?
> 3	the computer doesn't have to be on to use the phone line - right?
> 
> Any obvious snags?
> 
> cheers
> 
> ant
>