• Dialup over VOIP

    From Carnsteve@VERT/STARR to All on Fri Dec 27 19:32:23 2013
    Hi ALL,

    ok this may get a bit confusing but...

    Ive wanted to setup a BBS here in Ireland for a while but ive found a better use for it than just a telnet bbs.

    I live in quite a rural area and some users are still only able to use dialup.

    That got me thinking The BBS could also have a dial in element to it.

    I was wondering if I can do the Dial in via VOIP.
    I have a couple of PAP2 box's and wanted to use these to create a multi port node.

    Are you able to do Dialup via VOIP has anyone done this ??

    Your thoughts


    Steve

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  • From Charon@VERT/THERIVER to Carnsteve on Sat Dec 28 20:46:23 2013
    Re: Dialup over VOIP
    By: Carnsteve to All on Fri Dec 27 2013 14:32:23

    Hi ALL,

    ok this may get a bit confusing but...

    Ive wanted to setup a BBS here in Ireland for a while but ive found a better use for it than just a telnet bbs.

    I live in quite a rural area and some users are still only able to use dialu

    That got me thinking The BBS could also have a dial in element to it.

    I was wondering if I can do the Dial in via VOIP.
    I have a couple of PAP2 box's and wanted to use these to create a multi port node.

    Are you able to do Dialup via VOIP has anyone done this ??

    Your thoughts


    Steve

    I believe that this will be determined by your ISP that is providing
    the VOIP. I have Charter Communications VOIP, in Missouri USA, and I can dial from a modem and connect with no issues. However, the way that the ISP
    handles and transmits packets may be a little different.

    I would call them and ask them if they support modem dialing over their VOIP.


    Charon
    riverstyx.darktech.org

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  • From Lord Cygnus@VERT/DMINE to Charon on Sun Dec 29 06:19:42 2013
    Re: Dialup over VOIP
    By: Charon to Carnsteve on Sat Dec 28 2013 03:46 pm

    Re: Dialup over VOIP
    By: Carnsteve to All on Fri Dec 27 2013 14:32:23

    Hi ALL,

    ok this may get a bit confusing but...

    Ive wanted to setup a BBS here in Ireland for a while but ive found a bet use for it than just a telnet bbs.

    I live in quite a rural area and some users are still only able to use di

    That got me thinking The BBS could also have a dial in element to it.

    I was wondering if I can do the Dial in via VOIP.
    I have a couple of PAP2 box's and wanted to use these to create a multi p node.

    Are you able to do Dialup via VOIP has anyone done this ??

    Your thoughts


    Steve

    I believe that this will be determined by your ISP that is providing
    the VOIP. I have Charter Communications VOIP, in Missouri USA, and I can di from a modem and connect with no issues. However, the way that the ISP handles and transmits packets may be a little different.

    I would call them and ask them if they support modem dialing over their VOIP


    Charon
    riverstyx.darktech.org


    You can also try MagicJack phone line through your USB port on a PC using your internet connection. www.magicjack.com

    -=[Lord Cygnus]=-

    SysOp of:
    YYZ BBS: yyzbbs.no-ip.org (port 23)

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  • From Carnsteve@VERT/STARR to Charon on Sun Dec 29 21:12:54 2013
    Re: Dialup over VOIP
    By: Charon to Carnsteve on Sat Dec 28 2013 03:46 pm

    Hi there,

    Ill give it a go ...

    I had just setup a quick VOIP system in the house and was testing it out as im trying to setup a BBS for here in Ireland as there seems to be none?!

    Its working ok and I have managed to squeeze about 14.4k out of the system.

    VOIP is not realy designed for data but it will work to some degree thank god.


    Happy new years

    Steve

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  • From Charon@VERT/THERIVER to Carnsteve on Tue Dec 31 14:53:25 2013
    Re: Dialup over VOIP
    By: Carnsteve to Charon on Sun Dec 29 2013 16:12:54

    Re: Dialup over VOIP
    By: Charon to Carnsteve on Sat Dec 28 2013 03:46 pm

    Hi there,

    Ill give it a go ...

    I had just setup a quick VOIP system in the house and was testing it out as trying to setup a BBS for here in Ireland as there seems to be none?!

    Its working ok and I have managed to squeeze about 14.4k out of the system.

    VOIP is not realy designed for data but it will work to some degree thank go


    Happy new years

    Steve

    I am happy to hear that you at least are getting something out of the VOIP connection. Most VOIP connections only allow the transfer of data packets. However, there are devices, that are implemented within the network, that can translate modem dial tones into data packets. But, some of this equipment
    is kind of expensive.

    On another note, is a dial up line expensive in Ireland? I remember you
    saying that you were going to keep the bbs more local, due to the fact that most people are still using dialup or are you attempting to run a Telnet/Dial up BBS from the same VOIP connection?

    Anyways, I hope you get everything working great and it will be very interesting to hear about the progress.

    Take care and have a Happy New Year

    Charon
    riverstyx.darktech.org



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