Would Vonage Internet Phone service work in Iraq?

[logan]

I was noticing the other day at our local store that there was a kitty
for buying servicemen phone cards so they could call home from Iraq.
In the course of the conversation the lady was telling me that it
could cost as much as $20 for a 5 minute phone call. Vonage gives you
the equipment for free and charges $280 a year for unlimited. So I
was just wondering, since apparently they have some high speed access
since they broadcast web cam's for births, etc. that mayhaps vonage
would work over there.

Thanks,
Logan

[tscottme]

If you find out that Vonage can work in Iraq, you might consider using
www.magicjack.com instead of Vonage. For $40 the first year, you get
unlimited VOIP phone calls. MagicJack plugs into a USB port and provides a
standard phone jack. It costs $20 per year after the first year.

--

Scott

"People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks
them."
Eric Hoffer

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[Les Matheson]

Problem is bandwidth and latency of data. E-mail is not time critical and can filter
through the system. VOIP is very time critical for packets and sensitive to latency.

My office deals in large amounts data every day, and some goes downrange. It can take
days to get a small file across the wire. files that you could download in minutes,
take forever.

Les

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[tscottme]

"Les Matheson" <mathe...@cox.net> wrote in message
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> Problem is bandwidth and latency of data. E-mail is not time critical and
> can filter
> through the system. VOIP is very time critical for packets and sensitive
> to latency.
>
> My office deals in large amounts data every day, and some goes downrange.
> It can take
> days to get a small file across the wire. files that you could download
> in minutes,
> take forever.
>
> Les
>

I wasn't suggesting you can/can't use voip with whatever network US troops
can access in Iraq. I was suggesting that if you can, MagicJack may be a
better option than Vonage since MJ is a tiny, one-time payment and as small
as the Vonage dongle

[Les Matheson]

If it requires adding a piece of hardware to a system...Ain't gonna happen. The IT
police in the military would shut that down in a heartbeat (unless they think of it
first)

Les

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[logan]

On Dec 7, 6:30 am, "Les Matheson" <matheso...@cox.net> wrote:
> If it requires adding a piece of hardware to a system...Ain't gonna happen. The IT
> police in the military would shut that down in a heartbeat
>

> Les
>
> "tscottme" <blahb...@blah.net> wrote in message
>
> news:dI2dnczPBsRCW8ra...@comcast.com...
>
>
>
> > "Les Matheson" <matheso...@cox.net> wrote in message

> >news:yqJ5j.521$AN1...@newsfe16.lga...
> > > Problem is bandwidth and latency of data. E-mail is not time critical and
> > > can filter
> > > through the system. VOIP is very time critical for packets and sensitive
> > > to latency.
>
> > > My office deals in large amounts data every day, and some goes downrange.
> > > It can take
> > > days to get a small file across the wire. files that you could download
> > > in minutes,
> > > take forever.
>
> > > Les
>
> > I wasn't suggesting you can/can't use voip with whatever network US troops
> > can access in Iraq. I was suggesting that if you can, MagicJack may be a
> > better option than Vonage since MJ is a tiny, one-time payment and as small
> > as the Vonage dongle
>
> > --
>
> > Scott
>
> > "People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks
> > them."
> > Eric Hoffer

so who could i give the idea to Then they can get the boxes shipped to
them and hook them up them self As in

"(unless they think of it
> first)"

logan

[Les Matheson]

You would have to sell the idea to the small computer systems office at Maxwell AFB,
Gunter annex. They control most of the system configuration issues.

Les

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