Tip for VideoPhone users
posted in Deaf |I have a Videophone that I use for VCO with CSD/Sprint (and love it!)
Since my cable company changes my IP address once in a while, it gets to be tedious to tell everyone my new IP address. That’s the curse of having a dynamic IP address, not a static IP address.
And then there’s an additional problem using Videophone - incompatibility. Depending on the Videphone equipment, you will have to dial either an IP or phone number, or IP name.
What is “IP name”? It can be like “somebody.no-ip.biz” or “somebody.kicks-ass.net”. Instead of typing phone numbers or IP numbers, just type in the IP name instead.
To get started, all it takes is to open a free account with No-IP.com or DynDNS (which I use).
If you don’t know your IP address, go to www.whatismyip.com. Have
someone test your new IP name to make sure it was set up properly.
Lastly, download the Update Client so that it’ll keep track of your IP
changes.
Someone sent me an email with the technical summary:
Sorenson VP to Sorenson VP —can either use phone numbers or IP
Sorenson VP to Dlink (i2eye) VP —must use IP or IP name
Dlink VP to Dlink VP —can use phone numbers or IP or IP name
Dlink call to Sorenson—must use IP or IP name
IP Name helps keep things simpler so you can focus on keeping in touch with your friends and family and not miss VP calls.
