| So I managed to get a stable 40kbps dialup connection over Google Voice... | Skunkworks | 12/31/09 6:33 PM | Of course 40kbps isn't (quite) as fast as dialup gets, and the pingtime to a server near the dialup provider was 681ms, but none the less it did work. And for my test I browsed (a bit slowly) for a good 45 minutes before switching back to DSL. The co |
| Re: So I managed to get a stable 40kbps dialup connection over Google Voice... | Skunkworks | 1/2/10 12:07 PM | Update: tried it out a few more times, and I am consistantly able to sustain dialup connections in the high 30s to low 40s kbps for hours. Faxing also seems to be working great. Perhaps GV has changed/done away with the compression on calls? I'd |
| Re: So I managed to get a stable 40kbps dialup connection over Google Voice... | jason.roysdon | 1/30/10 1:10 AM | They probably added detection for data/fax connections and are not compressing those. |
| Re: So I managed to get a stable 40kbps dialup connection over Google Voice... | GuyNoir | 1/30/10 7:32 AM | Okay, I'll admit, I only have vaguely have a clue of how this works. Does this cost any money on a plan? I just recently got Google Voice, but is it totally and completely free? Also, you said that this could be used on the road, but how can you plac |
| Re: So I managed to get a stable 40kbps dialup connection over Google Voice... | Skunkworks | 1/30/10 12:00 PM | @GuyNoir As you can see from my instructions on how to use dialup over google voice, you can place calls without an internet connection by dialing your number and entering your PIN from voicemail. The only cost involved in using google voice in thi |
| Re: So I managed to get a stable 40kbps dialup connection over Google Voice... | GuyNoir | 1/30/10 3:39 PM | But how can you dial your number on your laptop without some sort of connection? Don't you need a modem of some sort? |
| Re: So I managed to get a stable 40kbps dialup connection over Google Voice... | Skunkworks | 2/1/10 3:41 PM | Of course you need a modem to use dialup! But no, you don't need an internet connection to place a call with google voice. You can use google voice just like a calling card. |
| Re: So I managed to get a stable 40kbps dialup connection over Google Voice... | ohsosickwithit | 2/26/10 10:04 PM | Awesome! I'm glad you got it to work! What exactly did you use as your command as you placed it presumably in the dial-up-phone-number text box for setting up the connection. [?] indicates where I would guess some sort of wait command accepted by the |
| Re: So I managed to get a stable 40kbps dialup connection over Google Voice... | Skunkworks | 2/28/10 11:05 PM | @ohsosickwithit Yes, I did fully automate the process as outlined in my first post. I was using the GUI in WinXP for modem control, and I added the steps from my first post for the calling dialup access number. I've never tried using dialup over |
| Re: So I managed to get a stable 40kbps dialup connection over Google Voice... | ohsosickwithit | 3/7/10 11:39 AM | Ok. I was only worried about the possibility of the ISP (fastfreedialup) reading the information transacted through their web servers. I would presume it would be possible for them to read your email address as you logged in, for example, so that eit |
| Re: So I managed to get a stable 40kbps dialup connection over Google Voice... | sothhlartak | 6/2/10 9:25 AM | Someone else had this idea?!? I get 50 kbps, which is really good on dial up. My only problem is frequent disconnects. |