BT Broadband Voice and Telewest

I'm thinking about getting BT Broadband Voice, but while investigating it I
discovered that Telewest customers weren't able to call BBV users.

Is this still the case, or has it been rectified?

Andy D

"Andrew Ducker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm thinking about getting BT Broadband Voice, but while investigating it
I
> discovered that Telewest customers weren't able to call BBV users.
>
> Is this still the case, or has it been rectified?
>
> Andy D
Thatd just be some stuff not up to date in there routing tables..... Unless
theres a weirdass commercial reason not to do it!!!

My BBV no. seems to be callable from anywhere..... And having all caller
options for free is a bonus ....

Still got some minor issues with quality at times lol....but then on
150k.... thatd be my own fault


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> "Andrew Ducker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> I'm thinking about getting BT Broadband Voice, but while
>> investigating it I discovered that Telewest customers
>> weren't able to call BBV users.
>>
>> Is this still the case, or has it been rectified?
>>
>> Andy D
> Thatd just be some stuff not up to date in there routing
> tables..... Unless theres a weirdass commercial reason
> not to do it!!!
>
> My BBV no. seems to be callable from anywhere..... And
> having all caller options for free is a bonus ....
>
> Still got some minor issues with quality at times
> lol....but then on 150k.... thatd be my own fault


I find that the quality difference between the low and high bandwidth rates is
quite big.

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> > "Andrew Ducker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:Xns94F05EDD8514AndrewDuckerorguk@194.117.158. 43...
> >> I'm thinking about getting BT Broadband Voice, but while
> >> investigating it I discovered that Telewest customers
> >> weren't able to call BBV users.
> >>
> >> Is this still the case, or has it been rectified?
> >>
> >> Andy D
> > Thatd just be some stuff not up to date in there routing
> > tables..... Unless theres a weirdass commercial reason
> > not to do it!!!
> >
> > My BBV no. seems to be callable from anywhere..... And
> > having all caller options for free is a bonus ....
> >
> > Still got some minor issues with quality at times
> > lol....but then on 150k.... thatd be my own fault
>
>
> I find that the quality difference between the low and high bandwidth
rates is
> quite big.
>
Any idea what codecs BT are using?
>


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>> I find that the quality difference between the low and
>> high bandwidth rates is quite big.
>>
> Any idea what codecs BT are using?

For the full rate I thought it was just the standard G711 codec.

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>
> >> I find that the quality difference between the low and
> >> high bandwidth rates is quite big.
> >>
> > Any idea what codecs BT are using?
>
> For the full rate I thought it was just the standard G711 codec.
>
>
Ahhh but what about for the lower rate....

Given that G711 is theoretically 64k together with some extra
overhead.....at full duplex on 150k of BW i think i'd be fundamentally
buggered....

Hmmmm pity they won't give users access to the ata




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>>>> I find that the quality difference between the low and
>>>> high bandwidth rates is quite big.
>>>>
>>> Any idea what codecs BT are using?
>>
>> For the full rate I thought it was just the standard
>> G711 codec.
>>
>>
> Ahhh but what about for the lower rate....
>
> Given that G711 is theoretically 64k together with some
> extra overhead.....at full duplex on 150k of BW i think
> i'd be fundamentally buggered....
>
> Hmmmm pity they won't give users access to the ata

Maybe you should upgrade your broadband speed?

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> >>
> >>>> I find that the quality difference between the low and
> >>>> high bandwidth rates is quite big.
> >>>>
> >>> Any idea what codecs BT are using?
> >>
> >> For the full rate I thought it was just the standard
> >> G711 codec.
> >>
> >>
> > Ahhh but what about for the lower rate....
> >
> > Given that G711 is theoretically 64k together with some
> > extra overhead.....at full duplex on 150k of BW i think
> > i'd be fundamentally buggered....
> >
> > Hmmmm pity they won't give users access to the ata
>
> Maybe you should upgrade your broadband speed?
>
>
Hmmmm i downgraded it because of lack of use just the other week..... still
NTHell are doing a freebie upgrade this year....at some point...

I'll see how it goes


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>> Maybe you should upgrade your broadband speed?
>>
>>
> Hmmmm i downgraded it because of lack of use just the
> other week..... still NTHell are doing a freebie upgrade
> this year....at some point...
>
> I'll see how it goes

I guess it's not really worth upgrading your connection just for the BBV.

If you don't mind me asking, what made you sign up for BBV? I don't have a
landline now, the main reason I chose it over something like FreeWorldDialup was
the free calling features and ease of use.

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> >> Maybe you should upgrade your broadband speed?
> >>
> >>
> > Hmmmm i downgraded it because of lack of use just the
> > other week..... still NTHell are doing a freebie upgrade
> > this year....at some point...
> >
> > I'll see how it goes
>
> I guess it's not really worth upgrading your connection just for the BBV.
>
> If you don't mind me asking, what made you sign up for BBV? I don't have a
> landline now, the main reason I chose it over something like
FreeWorldDialup was
> the free calling features and ease of use.
>
>
Same reasons... theres cheaper better solutions around....but not easier...
I wanted a hardware based solution that was straight out of the box....oh
and the call quality when i tested FWD wasnt great...


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