Marcer
join:2007-07-08
Hamilton, ON
 ·Mountain Cable
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March 10th, @11:35AM
| reply to theninjasqua
Re: [SW Ontario] Fergus really slow tonight.. Business 16mbit ed
said by theninjasqua  :It does have QoS actually... you can define in your account settings how much bandwidth you want to use. The default I believe is about 30Kbs, but don't quote me on that. QoS or Quality of Service deals with packet prioritization through the network, not the amount of bandwidth allocated to the transmission of the data. Increasing bandwidth would only reduce the amount of compression and/or allow the unit to use a better CODEC, which in theory would only result in an increase in sound quality.
Cogeco VoIP has 2 separate QoS advantages over Vonage
1. Cogeco VoIP packets are prioritized in the network. They have their own upstream and downstream separate from the internet service and are prioritized across the backbone of the network as well. Vonage may be able to prioritize itself over the packets coming from your pc and connected equipment, but it has no greater priority when it enters the network.
2. Cogeco VoIP packets only have to travel within our network to connect to the PSTN. Vonage has to travel through our network, out onto the internet and into Vonage, then onto the PSTN, meaning there are more hops, and more possibility for latency and loss. |
