Codecs and Ventrilo. Which one is right for me?

Ventrilo uses voice codecs to turn your voice into a digital format so it can travel over the internet to others that are in your ventrilo channel. Choosing the right codec for your server or channel is important depending on what kind of users you are going to have connected to your vent server.

Codecs such as GSM 6.10 is a high-quality codec that is used by gamers in a windows environment. Although GSM 6.10 is a high-quality codec, it is not compatible with a MAC PC. Mac users on your ventrilo server would have issues communicating with you in your channel of you are using the GSM 6.10 codec.

There is, however, a compatible codec for windows and mac users called Speex. Speex is a high-quality codec that, while in my opinion doesn’t sound quite as good as GSM 6.10, offers you a good quality sound while being compatible with Mac users as well as Windows users.

Why is choosing the right codec important? Well for games such as World of Warcraft, it is compatible on the mac platform as well as the windows platform. When you are in a guild, and and you want to be able to communicate with all the other guild members on your vent server, if you are not using the speex codec, you may not be able to communicate with everyone.

Ventrilo is a very low resource, high-quality application that allows individuals to communicate over the internet at an extremely affordable rate. If you are interested in a ventrilo server, check out http://www.itgwebhosting.com for more information. ITG offers several user packages and also provides instant activation on each and every ventrilo server package available.

How to get your own ventrilo server

Getting your own ventrilo server can be very easy if you have done it before. If you haven't done it before, than there are a lot of things to look for with a ventrilo provider.

When you go to google and do a search on ventrilo, you will find several sites that offer it's ventrilo hosting services to you. Now without having to go to each one of them, they all offer roughly the same thing. So now, im sure you asking, then i can just choose any of them and be ok? ... absolutely not...

You need a ventrilo provider that can give you good customer service, and a fair price. There are ventrilo hosts that offer really super low prices, but if they dont offer you good customer service, than it's not worth it. Remember, you get what you pay for... Also, if it looks to good to be true, it probably is.

Innovations Technology Group based out of Montgomery, Alabama is a premier ventrilo hosting provider. We offer several packages to suit your needs for your business, your mmo guild, your FPS clan, etc. We specialize more in customer service! If you ever have any issues with your ventrilo service, then you can count on us to oversee your issue from beginning to end until your issue is resolved. That is what purchasing a ventrilo server on the internet is all about.

If you have any questions or comments, please visit the ITG website @ http://www.itgwebhosting.com and sign-up for your ventrilo service today. Also when you sign up you will get instant activation and you will also get all the high quality codecs available to you for no additional charge. So give us a try, and test us out, I think you will find a new home with ITG once you give us a try!

Guild Ventrilo Server And Why Do I Need One?

Some guildies ask the question, why does my guild need a ventrilo server? I will tell you why having a ventrilo server is important to your guild.

Lets take the game, World of Warcraft, also known as WoW. WoW you have several different types of groups that you can be a part of to accomplish a single goal. You have group quests that sometimes need 3 – 5 players to assist. You have 5 man dungeon groups. You also have 10 & 25 man raid groups. With all these groups, if you don’t have the proper communication tools, it can make you task much more difficult.

World of Warcraft does provide an in-game voice chat option, but at its current state, is nowhere close to what Ventrilo can offer, plus there are several advantages with Ventrilo over the in-game voice chat. WoW in-game voice chat only lets you voice chat with people you may have in a channel, or in a group. Once you leave that channel, or even leave that group/raid then you can no longer voice communicate with the other individuals left in that group. Also, at times, it can be really difficult to hear others that may be in the group with you. Ventrilo has built in tools to help you get around some of these headaches.

The Ventrilo application is very easy to use. It is a separate application that is run alongside your game. There have been times where you can get disconnected from the game, but not be disconnected from Ventrilo, so this offers a way for you to let your group know that you got “DC’d” (Disconnected). In-game chat, once you are out of the game, your voice communication goes down, so this is one of the best ventrilo features that I can talk about.

Another great feature is Ventrilo gives you the ability to change how loud, or how soft an individual can be. This is great because not everyone uses the same kind of mic, or the same headset, so one user can be really loud, while you might be able to barely here a different user. Ventrilo’s ability to individually adjust each person in ventrilo makes this a very handy feature.

Another handy ventrilo feature is the ability to have different channels with different topics. So for instance, lets say you had a two 10 man raids going, well more than likely you would have 2 channels setup for the purposes of raiding. This way, what is being said in each channel is only broadcast to the individuals in that channel. This is also a handy feature.

I hope this answers your question on why does my guild need a ventrilo server, because quite frankly, I don’t see how a guild can function without one!

You can get a guild ventrilo server from www.itgwebhosting.com. They offer really low prices, and great outstanding customer service. The folks are always friendly, and are willing to help you no matter what. They stand behind their service and believe that customer service is the highest priority a service provider can have. Give them a try and I am sure you will find that they are worth every penny!

How many ventrilo slots should I purchase?

Ventrilo hosting works on a slot based system. In other words, you pay for how many simultaneous users that you want to have connected to your server. Depending on the size of your group, you may need more slots, but then again, you may need less.

Lets say, for instance, that you are in a World of Warcraft guild, and you have 40 people in your guild. You would not necessarily need a 40 slot ventrilo server. If your guild only used ventrilo when you were raiding, then you would purchase enough slots to handle the size of raid plus some. So if you have 40 people in your guild, and you do 25 man raids, I wouldn’t purchase the 25 slot server, I would go to the next step up like at ITG, the next step up would be 35 slots. 35 Slots would be perfect for you until your guild grew a little bit larger to where you are running a 10 man raid group and a 25 man raid group at once, then I would consider upgrading again.

What if you are a MLM / Network marketing company and you host meetings each week and you’re not sure how many slots you need, then choosing how mnay slots becomes a little bit more difficult. The trick here is you want to estimate how many slots you think you could use at any given time and start out there. Then once you get a feel for how many you are actually using, then you can downgrade to what you need. So say for instance you figured at one time you could have as many as 100 people online. From there, you should start out with a 100 slot server. Now lets say after 2 months goes by, you are only really using about 60 slots, then we would recommend that you downgrade to a 75 slot server. This way you still have a little room for a few extra people and you can accommodate the current members / prospects that you already have.

As always, at ITG we are committed to bringing you the best possible experience. If you are unsure of how many slots you need, or would like a recommendation, you can always submit a support ticket to us asking that very question. We are always happy to help. We will help you even if you are deciding to go to another provider. We want to be your premier internet hosting provider. We stand by our service and we think that we will provide you with outstanding customer service.

Please visit our website at http://www.itgwebhosting.com and look at our packages and pricing. I think you will see that we are very competitive and please, use coupon code “blogspot” to receive an additional 5% discount for the life of your account.

Choosing the right ventrilo provider

So you go to google.com and search for "Ventrilo providers". You will find a long list of several providers out there that will offer ventrilo servers to your for "the lowest prices!". The lowest price is not always the best when looking for a ventrilo server. Sure cost can be an issue, but lets break it down and look at what you get.

For the price you pay, you get a control panel, you get your ventrilo server, and you should be able to get good customer support. We have found at ITG that customer service is the number one thing people are looking for the most these days.

Customer service, lets think about this for just a moment. Customer service is not just when you, "the client" are lookng for help from the provider. Sure that's important too, but what we feel is important is the constant checks that we make on our servers to ensure that they are online, and that they consistently have low pings. This is the customer service that a lot of people do not see because it is happening with out you knowing it. This kind of customer service makes your experience a lot better.

Now we mentioned earlier that customer service is not just when you, "the client" are looking for help. That is where I think we shine over the rest. We feel our customer service is second to none. Since we are constantly monitoring our servers, we usually know about an issue before you report it. Once you report it, we respond to you as quickly as possible while attempting to correct any issues you might be having. This is very important. You pay for a product, and you want to ensure you get your money's worth.

Don't settle for a provider who offers you low prices and says that they have good customer service. In your opinion, they might. You might be with a provider right now and are thinking to yourself, "well, i have never had a problem with the provider i am with now" and thats great! We have customers that says the same thing, but if you are wondering what kind of customer service you might get with your provider, then give us a try. We tell you the kind of customer service we provide because we care.

ITG is a leader in the community because we offer great customer service, and a great product. Visit our website to see our latest offerings and services.

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Question: What is a ventrilo server?

Answer: A Ventrilo server is a voice over IP (internet protocol) application that allows users to quickly speak to each other.

Question: How do people use ventrilo?

Answer: Ventrilo is used in a number of ways. Gaming, conferencing, to simple communicate with friends, and a host of other ways. One of the most popular ways is gaming. When playing an online game with a team, it's much easier to use voice comminucation than attempting to type out what you want everyone to do. Voice comminucation in this way makes online game play a lot more competitive and fun for all.

Question: What do I need to get ventrilo?

Answer: Your group will need to download the ventrilo client from http://www.ventrilo.com/download.php and more importantly, you must have a ventrilo server that others, along with yourself, will connect to.

Question: How do I get a ventrilo server?

Answer: There are hosting providers for ventrilo on the internet like ITGWebHosting.Com where you rent your own server.

Question: What kind of money does this cost?

Answer: It's based on how many slots you need.

Question: What is a slot?

Answer: A slot is a space where a user can login to comminucate. All of the servers at ITGWebHosting start at 10 user slots, and can go all the way up to 400.

I hope this answers a few questions that I have been asked over the past few months. Please visit ITG WebHosting for more information.