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[LNDPNET]

Hello,

We have been discussing different solutions besides hosting web pages everyone is doing that now. Ventrilo hosting is a quite big market because everyone is always looking for cheap ventrilo prices that aside would you guys recommmends we start with that or maybe lean towards teamspeak. We are looking to outsource to reliable sources because housing everything within the same servers is just a bit overwhelming and licensing would kill us. So is ventrilo on the market better? and how does teamspeak rate on the market right now?

-Frank N.-
LNDP Hosting Representative

[JonBiloh]

Ventrilo is, in fact, a massive market. Talk to Rich at Defcon Servers, they can give you great reseller rates (they are a licensed Ventrilo provider).

[Capital-hosting]

would recommend it

[WHU-Mike]

I heard it is next to impossible to get a ventrilo license. I don't see anyone making a decent buck from reselling, but I could be wrong.

[ms-warren]

Licensing is almost impossible with flagship but you can start off with a reseller and eventually grow. TeamSpeak licensing however is possible and TeamSpeak 3 has become BIG. The best of luck to you.

[LNDPNET]

This is all great info maybe I'll take a look at TS 3 didn't realize it was just as popular as ventrilo now. I remember TS 2 wasn't as popular and was hesitant in heading that direction. Thanks for the resources I'll do some research and see what I will do.

-Frank N.-

[techjr]

Originally Posted by LNDPNET

This is all great info maybe I'll take a look at TS 3 didn't realize it was just as popular as ventrilo now. I remember TS 2 wasn't as popular and was hesitant in heading that direction. Thanks for the resources I'll do some research and see what I will do.

-Frank N.-

Teamspeak is the way to go at the moment. The way ventrilo is every single company that has a license is going to destroy your pricing. Teamspeak is different and rather fair in the market if you choose the right reseller. Or if you get a direct license.

[LNDPNET]

Yea I took a look at the possible outcomes it looks like teamspeak is just easier and more profitable than ventrilo at this moment. I did find something called mohawk voice chat which is suppose to the next leader of voip for gamers.

[StealthyHosting]

Whatever you do please get legit licensing. Too many kiddies try to sell TS3 servers without actually being an authorized seller, paying licensing fees, or selling them off their "home server".

[ms-warren]

Originally Posted by LNDPNET

Yea I took a look at the possible outcomes it looks like teamspeak is just easier and more profitable than ventrilo at this moment. I did find something called mohawk voice chat which is suppose to the next leader of voip for gamers.

MohawkVoice is also a great VoIP you can look into hosting.

[fearsome]

Have you considered murmur/mumble I game and that program has faster response which is very important then either TS or Vent. I think it is totally free. An angle which could prove very successful is to run murmur servers and try to advertise the advantages.

[JohnJ]

Originally Posted by techjr

Teamspeak is the way to go at the moment. The way ventrilo is every single company that has a license is going to destroy your pricing. Teamspeak is different and rather fair in the market if you choose the right reseller. Or if you get a direct license.

I don't see the need in reselling TeamSpeak servers -- unless your business is not legally registered. TeamSpeak is extremely lenient on licensing.

[techjr]

Originally Posted by HivelocityJJ

I don't see the need in reselling TeamSpeak servers -- unless your business is not legally registered. TeamSpeak is extremely lenient on licensing.

If you are not willing to grab a dedicated server then I would resell. If you do not mind a dedicated server then yes go direct

[vect0r]

Ventrilo is the only way to go, imo. I have hosted TeamSpeak 3, Ventrilo, and MurMur (mumble). Your biggest voice market in North America will probably be mostly World of Warcraft players, and almost always Ventrilo is used.. You might find 1 out of 10 guilds/clans that use TeamSpeak or something else, but the majority of players use Ventrilo.

TeamSpeak 3's configuration is cumbersome and annoying which turns off most people from using it. MurMur has promise as far as features go - but with a server and 50 people online it was very bandwidth intensive and a lot of people experienced latency issues. Voice Quality wasn't near as good, etc. (No it wasn't running off of my home computer, it was on a 100mbit line).

[LNDPNET]

Interesting I might look at MurMur too sounds like a viable choice at some point. I was looking at getting a cloud host and setup different server around the US through nodes. It would allow people to render great quality voice in their region. But it is just an idea because it is a bit expensive I must say.

-Frank N.-