[TriLUG] DirecPC and VoIP (Kinda OT)

[Michael Thompson]

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Brian McCullough wrote:

| I have recently been noticing some port blockages that I haven't in the
| past, including those related to VOIP.
|

Speaking of VOIP, how much bandwidth/bytes per second/whatever do a
typical VOIP connection use?  DirecPC had an acceptable use policy that
knocks you down to 56k if you transfer too much data within 'X' amount
of time.  When I called them to get specifics, they flat out refused to
tell me exactly how the system decides when to shut you down.  In my own
tests, I could not download a file larger than about 70-90mb, and I'd
have to wait a few hours before downloading something else, or my
connection would drop to 56k for about a day and a half.

I wonder if your VOIP connections are over-utilizing your satellite and
forcing the system to cut your bandwidth?

- --mike
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