Richard B
Fur It Up
join:2007-06-22
Portland, OR | VOIP is a lousy technolog
Perhaps the problem is VOIP is a lousy technology. Packet switching was never design to reliable connections. There is an allowance in TCIP for errors due to dropped packets. if one want reliable phone service one need to stick to POTS. |
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Techie714
join:2005-08-02
Anaheim, CA | Totally disagree with that statement.
I have been using VOIP service since 2004 as my main line. It has been fantastic & the call quality has been crystal clear. I'm currently with Viatalk and loving it. |
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La Luna
Surviving Ashraful
Premium
join:2001-07-12
Warwick, NY
clubs:
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 ·Vonage
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said by Richard B  :....if one want reliable phone service one need to stick to POTS. Not necessarily. See my post above.
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bmn
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Premium,ExMod 2003-06
join:2001-03-15
hiatus
·Packet8
·Cox HSI
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said by Richard B :Perhaps the problem is VOIP is a lousy technology. I've been to at least ten different places where that was shown to be untrue... VoIP isn't the problem as much as it is the network that it has to travel through that is.
For example, I did work with a company a couple of times that has offices/commercial rentals all over the Central Gulf Coast (LA and MS) with fractional T1s between the various locations and the main office with VoIP running over it and it is rock solid.
And with proper QoS settings on your edge router, you can get reliable VoIP performance as well, without the access providers mucking up the packets in transit.
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pabster
join:2001-12-09
Waterloo, IA
·Mediacom
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said by Richard B :Perhaps the problem is VOIP is a lousy technology. Packet switching was never design to reliable connections. There is an allowance in TCIP for errors due to dropped packets. if one want reliable phone service one need to stick to POTS. Spoken like a big telco CEO 
POTS is a thing of the past for a growing number of people. So you (and THEY) better get used to VOIP. I've yet to see a POTS line that could match the call quality of a VOIP provider, price not withstanding. And just FYI, POTS has outages too. |
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