Does anyone know of any VOIP services that will work with a bbs system?


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Re: VOIP services
By: Plt to All on Tue Feb 16 2021 10:44 pm

Does anyone know of any VOIP services that will work with a bbs system?

I used a cable modem VOIP (Comcast/Spectrum) and an analog modem (USR Sportster) over it. Worked fine. Got reliable 26.4K connections with it.
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Does anyone know of any VOIP services that will work with a bbs system?

Unfortunately, most analog lines are going away (or are gone already),
and replaced by VoIP lines. These don't work well with the fax modems we
used on dial-up BBS's. There has been discussion in several echoes on
this topic...yet while the cost is much cheaper (MagicJack had a single
line for $50 a year...the phone company wants more than that per month),
the faxes or data calls don't get through. Otherwise, I'd set up the
Argus frontend, as it recognizes BBS user calls and faxes, and then
exits out accordingly.

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Rob,

Does anyone know of any VOIP services that will work with a bbs system?

I used a cable modem VOIP (Comcast/Spectrum) and an analog modem (USR Sportster) over it. Worked fine. Got reliable 26.4K connections with
it. --

Did you use any special software with it?? When I had dial-up, I was
using the Argus program as the frontend, to take both BBS user and fax
calls.

The biggest problem is cost...MagicJack was charging maybe $50 a year...
the phone company wants more than that per month, for the same service.

Daryl

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Re: Re: VOIP services
By: Daryl Stout to Digital Man on Wed Feb 17 2021 11:14 am

Rob,

Does anyone know of any VOIP services that will work with a bbs system?

I used a cable modem VOIP (Comcast/Spectrum) and an analog modem (USR Sportster) over it. Worked fine. Got reliable 26.4K connections with it. --

Did you use any special software with it?? When I had dial-up, I was
using the Argus program as the frontend, to take both BBS user and fax calls.

No, it looked like a regular copper POTS line to the home phones and the USR Sportster modem (an external).
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Rob,

No, it looked like a regular copper POTS line to the home phones and
the USR Sportster modem (an external). --

With the way AT&T treated my late Mom and I over the years (never mind
the cost, and the fact that analog dial-up is no longer available here),
I just have the VoIP line. I'm with Xfinity, but also have the US
Robotics external v.92 56K fax modem. I may see if I can re-implement
the Argus frontend with it, even though the line through T-Mobile is
VoIP...as is the one from Xfinity.

Daryl

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On 2/16/2021 3:44 PM, Plt wrote:

Does anyone know of any VOIP services that will work with a bbs system?

Many will, however you may need to restrict your modem init to only
connect at either 9600 or 14400, as that's all most VOIP providers will support, since it's what is generally used for FAX lines. You won't get
a faster connection than that on a VOIP provider.
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