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    which skype phone should i get

    I'm thinking of getting a skype phone but unsure of what I should buy.

    Heres the website with all the phones: Skype Phone - Skype Headset - Skype Web Cam - Skype WiFi Phone - Accessories

    I was thinking of buying a cordless one which connects to the modem or router. If I bought this one would i need to bring a router or is there an extra lan port on the modems they offer in antigua?

    For my house to communicate with my parents I was just going to get a cordless one which connects to the desktop. What do you guys think?

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    Also, is there wireless internet all over the campus?

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    Quote Originally Posted by cosine View Post
    I'm thinking of getting a skype phone but unsure of what I should buy.

    Heres the website with all the phones: Skype Phone - Skype Headset - Skype Web Cam - Skype WiFi Phone - Accessories

    I was thinking of buying a cordless one which connects to the modem or router. If I bought this one would i need to bring a router or is there an extra lan port on the modems they offer in antigua?

    For my house to communicate with my parents I was just going to get a cordless one which connects to the desktop. What do you guys think?
    if anything, by a skype wifi phone.
    M.D.

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    with the wifi skype phone, is the internet around campus good enough to have good communication through the phone. Also, will I need to bring a router from home or can I get one down there? Finally, for Utopia are we going to have to pay for our individual modems, or do the apartment residents just split one modem and use a router?

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    Quote Originally Posted by cosine View Post
    with the wifi skype phone, is the internet around campus good enough to have good communication through the phone. Also, will I need to bring a router from home or can I get one down there? Finally, for Utopia are we going to have to pay for our individual modems, or do the apartment residents just split one modem and use a router?
    the connection around campus is ok but only during certain times. of course during the day, you have everyone online at once and i know they don't use fiber here so you get a pretty slow connection. i have noticed that they cap the bandwidth in the classrooms and library.

    the exception is the student lounge is on a seperate router not connected to AUA's intranet (intra - meaning AUA's internal network). thus the connection there is usually decent, it's where i go to download movies when i have nothing to do and i make skype calls there usually at night and the connection will be sufficient for a conversation.

    you don't need a router...i'm not sure how Utopia's connection will be set up and i don't know anyone that would know since the place isn't completed yet.
    M.D.

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    just FYI, not saying don't get one, but if you do, keep it on the DL around campus because Antigua and Barbuda have recently declared all voip services illegal on the island.

    It's not really enforcable, but just to be safe.

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    ... you have got to be kidding me!!!

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    theyve always been illegal, antiguan law states that all phone calls have to go through APUA - most of the carriers have some deal that allows this but VOIP companies obviously don't
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    Quote Originally Posted by DOCplucinski View Post
    the connection around campus is ok but only during certain times. of course during the day, you have everyone online at once and i know they don't use fiber here so you get a pretty slow connection. i have noticed that they cap the bandwidth in the classrooms and library.

    the exception is the student lounge is on a seperate router not connected to AUA's intranet (intra - meaning AUA's internal network). thus the connection there is usually decent, it's where i go to download movies when i have nothing to do and i make skype calls there usually at night and the connection will be sufficient for a conversation.

    you don't need a router...i'm not sure how Utopia's connection will be set up and i don't know anyone that would know since the place isn't completed yet.
    without a router how am i supposed to use the phone? i'm under the impression i need to have a wireless network set up for the phone to function properly.

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    you can buy the vonage router cheap from ebay (around 30 bucks i believe), i found it much easier to use than my wireless vonage (which broke eventually, and which didn't have very good connection at school).

    you can bring it with you just in case, but they also sell a phone that will use your laptop as the router. You should also look into that, it seemed pretty cool, but i never used it.

    when in doubt the wireless is key, when i first got to antigua i would camp out in front of some dude's house in jolly that had amazing connection and make my calls from his front yard till i got my own router (MUCH clearer)

    good luck
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