computer performance

MicRaDoT932 · 06-15-2008, 07:17 AM

i was wondering if you have a router hooked up on your pc and if you have phone service through your internet does it slow it down?

cohen · 06-15-2008, 01:20 PM

uumm.... i'm not quiet sure what you mean

[-0MEGA-] · 06-15-2008, 01:27 PM

I don't quite understand either. When you say "having phone service through your internet, does it slow it down?", are you referring to using a VoIP service such as Vonage, Skype, or other internet-based phone service?

lovely? · 06-15-2008, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MicRaDoT932

i was wondering if you have a router hooked up on your pc and if you have phone service through your internet does it slow it down?

i have Vonage home phone service myself and if you have it hooked up like this Cable modem/Router/Vonage modem. then my internet is fine if im using a computer hooked up to the router. unfortunately it is mandatory that a computer be physically hooked up to the vonage modem for it to function. in this case the computer hooked up to the vonage modem would receive somewhat slower internet (in my experience)... theres where i get stuck. if i hook it up Cable modem/router/vonage i get slow internet to the computer hooked up to the vonage modem but fast internet to the computers wirelessly connected to the router. if i switch the two routers around so that it goes Modem/Vonage/Router then the internet speeds change accordingly...

at least, thats my experience.

johnb35 · 06-15-2008, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lovely?

i have Vonage home phone service myself and if you have it hooked up like this Cable modem/Router/Vonage modem. then my internet is fine if im using a computer hooked up to the router. unfortunately it is mandatory that a computer be physically hooked up to the vonage modem for it to function. in this case the computer hooked up to the vonage modem would receive somewhat slower internet (in my experience)... theres where i get stuck. if i hook it up Cable modem/router/vonage i get slow internet to the computer hooked up to the vonage modem but fast internet to the computers wirelessly connected to the router. if i switch the two routers around so that it goes Modem/Vonage/Router then the internet speeds change accordingly...

at least, thats my experience.

You don't need a computer hooked up to it for it to work. I've had mine for 2 years and haven't had a computer hooked up to it and it works great.

lovely? · 06-15-2008, 03:06 PM

our vonage modem does not work unless we have a computer hooked into it, tech support confirmed that. if anything we have different modems.

johnb35 · 06-15-2008, 03:31 PM

i have the motorola vt2442

MicRaDoT932 · 06-15-2008, 05:42 PM

well the pc i use is the main pc. then i have a wired router hooked up and my sister gets internet from mine then the modem i have is a touchstone telephony modem from Time warner and i just wasnt sure if having my sisters computer hooked up to my internet and the phone goin through the internet would slow me down at all

UriA702 · 06-15-2008, 10:00 PM

you might want to look into magic jack
www.magicjack.com

It's $20 a year for unlimited service. I've been using it for a while and haven't experienced any sort of decrease in performance in internet speed on the PC it is running off.

06-15-2008, 07:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
MicRaDoT932 Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 90	computer performance i was wondering if you have a router hooked up on your pc and if you have phone service through your internet does it slow it down? __________________ OS:Win XP Pro SP2 CPU:Pentium D Dual 2.80 PSU:580w Blacksteel Monitor: Proview 19" Widescreen GPU: 7950GT OC 256mb Sound:Sound Blaster Audigy SE HDD: SATA 320GB RAM:2gb Kingston 533 CPU Cooler:Zalman 9700LED

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cohen Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 14 Posts: 8,184	uumm.... i'm not quiet sure what you mean __________________ My Website Desktop / Laptop Motherboard: Asus M2N X SE / Unknown CPU: AMD 4000+ 2.1GHZ x 2 / Intel Pentium M 1.60GHZ Ram: 2GB Transcend / 512MB Hard Drive: 320GB / 60GB Video Card: Both Intergrated Monitor: 19" Benq / 15.4" OS: Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 1 / Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3

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[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,389	I don't quite understand either. When you say "having phone service through your internet, does it slow it down?", are you referring to using a VoIP service such as Vonage, Skype, or other internet-based phone service? __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 (800/1900) 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 960 (6-6-6-18) 750GB SATAII w/32MB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605

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06-15-2008, 05:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
MicRaDoT932 Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 90	well the pc i use is the main pc. then i have a wired router hooked up and my sister gets internet from mine then the modem i have is a touchstone telephony modem from Time warner and i just wasnt sure if having my sisters computer hooked up to my internet and the phone goin through the internet would slow me down at all __________________ OS:Win XP Pro SP2 CPU:Pentium D Dual 2.80 PSU:580w Blacksteel Monitor: Proview 19" Widescreen GPU: 7950GT OC 256mb Sound:Sound Blaster Audigy SE HDD: SATA 320GB RAM:2gb Kingston 533 CPU Cooler:Zalman 9700LED

06-15-2008, 10:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
UriA702 Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 276	you might want to look into magic jack www.magicjack.com It's $20 a year for unlimited service. I've been using it for a while and haven't experienced any sort of decrease in performance in internet speed on the PC it is running off. __________________ CPU: Wolfdale e8400 Mobo: Asus p5k-se Ram: 4 gb 1066 mhz G.skill 4-4-4-12 Video: EVGA 8800gt Lite-on IDE 20x dvd-ram/16x lite-on dvd-rom Monitor: 22" KDS LCD Raidmax smilodon case 500 watt raidmax psu Photos: http://mynetimages.com/album/uria702

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