SA VPN solely for VoIP

paulka007

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I am currently out of the country and would like to make calls through my current voip provider. However a few issues arise:
1. They do not allow connections from ip's other than SA.
2. Currently my ISP blocks voip connections.

I have read that a VPN can actually improve speeds/quality, and of cource using vpn would solve the above mentioned issues. I have personally found my current VPN services actually have increased my general internet speed, almost no matter which server locatin i use.

Naturally I could have choosen a VPN provider who offer servers in SA, butI only considered this after I signed up.

Does anyone have a suggestion? It really is only for my voip needs, so the bandwidth will be very minimal. All i need is a good ping. The voip provider in question actually advised against the vpn solution and continue calls to be forwarded to my cell phone, even though its not overly expensive I cannot phone anyone back...
 
I am currently out of the country and would like to make calls through my current voip provider. However a few issues arise:
1. They do not allow connections from ip's other than SA.
2. Currently my ISP blocks voip connections.

I have read that a VPN can actually improve speeds/quality, and of cource using vpn would solve the above mentioned issues. I have personally found my current VPN services actually have increased my general internet speed, almost no matter which server locatin i use.

Naturally I could have choosen a VPN provider who offer servers in SA, butI only considered this after I signed up.

Does anyone have a suggestion? It really is only for my voip needs, so the bandwidth will be very minimal. All i need is a good ping. The voip provider in question actually advised against the vpn solution and continue calls to be forwarded to my cell phone, even though its not overly expensive I cannot phone anyone back...

NO ISP in this country is allowed to block any ports whatsoever, its part of their licence agreement. I would suggest switching isp's asap as they sound really dodgy.
 
A VPN can only slow things down. There's no way that a VPN can be faster than a direct connection. A VPN connection will still follow the same physical route to your VOIP provider as a direct connection, except with a VPN you now have an extra layer on top.
 
NO ISP in this country is allowed to block any ports whatsoever, its part of their licence agreement. I would suggest switching isp's asap as they sound really dodgy.

Sorry I did mention I was out of the country, in other words the ISP here (NOT South Africa) blocks ports...
 
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