On Fri, 22 Nov 2019 11:34:44 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 22/11/2019 11:25, charles wrote:
In article l.net,
Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Fri, 22 Nov 2019 12:58:47 +1100, Ray wrote:

Mobiles yes but not proper VOIP calls. Unless you are trying to
use
VOIP over an iffy mobile data link rather than a stable
ADSL/VDSL/FTTP connection but even then it's just drop outsrather
than the mangled donald duck noises that mobiles produce.

Never ever get any mangled donald duck noises with my mobile and I
use it for all calls now.

Presumably you live in an area with a good signal no matter where you
are inside or out. Here you have to be upstairs, by a window, on the
right side of the house to stand a chance of being able to make a
phone call without, donald duck noises, drop outs or the call just
disconnecting.

A lot of people don't seem to notice these issues or the delay all of
which I find very distracting.

have you tried somethink like Vodaphone "Sure Signal". The box connects
to your internet router and provides a local cell within the house.
I've been using one for about 6 years (when I first discovered it).
Phone works anywhere in the house. I think other Phone operators can
provide something similar.
But there's now "connect by WiFi" which probably achieves a similar
result.

The problem with phone by internet is when the internet goes down

either as a power cut or as a thing in itself.

Agreed. But both can be mitigated (as I have). UPS and 3G fallback.



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