YeOldeStonecat
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I have a client that's been growing..still small though...they've been using Skype to do conference calls between their 3x offices...NYC, CT, and Brazil.
A year ago they got one of those Polycom conference phones that sits in the middle of a table, sorta triangular shaped. Worked fairly well. The satellite offices..1 -2 people in Brazil, and 3-4 people in the CT office..just run with headsets on each user.
NY office on a 10/1 cable connection with TW.
CT office on a 10/2 cable connection with Comcast
Who the heck knows about Brazil...shakey cup 'n string imitation broadband down there.
Anyways, the Polycom at the NYC office...they've used that connecting to a desktop PC via bluetooth, and the desktop runs the Skype client. They've started asking if things have changed with their internet connection..and nothing has..same firewall (Untangle) at NYC and CT. Only thing that's changed has been a VPN tunnel recently got brought up between the 2 offices..via Untangle.
IMO, plenty of bandwidth. NYC office is upgrading to a 15/2 connection soon.
I'm guessing the bluetooth is the weak link..between the Polycom and the desktop PC.
A year ago they got one of those Polycom conference phones that sits in the middle of a table, sorta triangular shaped. Worked fairly well. The satellite offices..1 -2 people in Brazil, and 3-4 people in the CT office..just run with headsets on each user.
NY office on a 10/1 cable connection with TW.
CT office on a 10/2 cable connection with Comcast
Who the heck knows about Brazil...shakey cup 'n string imitation broadband down there.
Anyways, the Polycom at the NYC office...they've used that connecting to a desktop PC via bluetooth, and the desktop runs the Skype client. They've started asking if things have changed with their internet connection..and nothing has..same firewall (Untangle) at NYC and CT. Only thing that's changed has been a VPN tunnel recently got brought up between the 2 offices..via Untangle.
IMO, plenty of bandwidth. NYC office is upgrading to a 15/2 connection soon.
I'm guessing the bluetooth is the weak link..between the Polycom and the desktop PC.