On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:52:32 +0000, RJ wrote:
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> I currently use VOIP via a Fritz Box 7140, which works very well and
> prefer not to use the O2 router provided (speedtouch 780wl with
> propriety O2 software) which I understand would not be suitable for us
> as we use more than one VOIP provider.[/color]

I've got this on Be and the VoIP bit sucks.
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> I know that I could connect the Fritz Box to the O2 box, but I would
> then lose some of the advantages of the Fritz Box VOIP handling.[/color]

What are they?

I know some Fritz models have an ethernet WAN as well as ADSL. If yours
does, you could put the BeBox in bridge mode and give the public IP to
the Fritzbox. This will eliminate any NAT problems for the Fritzbox.
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> Does anyone have a Fritz Box working well on O2/Be or should I not
> choose O2 as my new ISP?[/color]

It's hardly likely to be slower than Pipex, is it?

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