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Posted by on December 28, 2005, 9:58 am
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Bob Alan wrote:
> They send the slow busy signal, which is why most SR users probably don't
> realize it's a problem with SR not being able to handle the call.
>
>
> "Wolfgang S. Rupprecht"
>
> > I kept my regular phone service which allows me to check when I get a busy
> > signal via SR. I estimate that at least 15% of the times I try to make a
> > call I get a busy signal to numbers that I know are not busy.
>
> Is it a fast busy (congestion) or a slow busy (the destination phone
> is off-hook)?
>
> > This may not sound like much but when you need to get through it's a
> > problem. I've now doing a double check, besides confirming that I
> > can get through on my regular phone, I also call my other phone
> > number. Sure enough I get a busy signal.
>
> This is probably the worst aspect of using an outside company for
> gatewaying the PSTN (public switched telephone network) signal into
> SIP for you. For outgoing calls they might be nice enough to send you
> a fast busy, for incoming calls you may never find out that one got
> dropped.
>
> > Also occasionally get email alerts that I have a SR voice messages.
> > Problem is I was sitting by the phone and it never range. While I'm
> > happy at least some of the calls to be are making it to voice mail,
> > I wonder how often folks are just not getting a connection.
>
> Personally I would doubt the financial health of any company that
> spams as much as Sunrocket does on the various usenet newsgroups. In
> that past that has always been an indication that the company is in
> financial distress. You wouldn't expect a company that is trying hard
> to save money to buy lots of spare tie-lines to the phone central
> office just so they can meet the lower probability service peaks.
>
> > I'm sure glad I didn't cancel my POTS.
>
> Here in California the phone company gets to force you to keep a POTS
> dial-tone if you have DSL. It has come in handy for folks calling me
> to tell me my incoming VOIP was down. (I just love those unannounced
> configuration changes...)
>
> -wolfgang
> --
> Wolfgang S. Rupprecht http://www.wsrcc.com/wolfgang/
> Direct SIP URL Dialing: http://www.wsrcc.com/wolfgang/phonedirectory.html
Service has been really good for me over the past few months. I wonder
if it has to do with your internet connection. With regards to SR
spamming, I don't think they do that. I think that's a few people who
think they can get cash out of referrals by doing all that.
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