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How to Choose the Right VoIP Service
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Disadvantages of VOIP
Voice over internet protocol (VOIP) is changing the way that the
average consumer makes long distance phone calls. The technology
is rapidly advancing because companies all over the world are
now competing to be your VOIP provider. However, there are still
some disadvantages of VOIP - especially when it comes to using
the technology for functions beyond the one caller to one caller
scenario.
The disadvantages of VOIP can be annoying, but are relatively
limited for the consumer. The main complaints regarding VOIP
have to do with providing the level of quality of service that
customers are accustomed to with regular telephone technology.
The reason for this is multifold. VOIP requires a large amount
of data to be compressed and transmitted, then uncompressed and
delivered, all in a relatively small amount of time. Problems
develop in VOIP conversations when this process takes too long
and the callers experience one of two problems; echo or
over-talk.
Standard phone calls function with a delay of no more than 10
milliseconds. But one major disadvantage of VOIP is that there
have been delays of up to 400 milliseconds, meaning that the
callers won't hear each other fast enough to make the
conversation flow easily. They will either hear themselves
talking or they will start talking again before they have heard
the other person respond. Although these problems won't
necessarily happen every time a call is made, it can
happen
often enough to be annoying.
The disadvantages of VOIP are usually tolerable if the callers
are using a free service and the calls are for individual,
personal communication. But once a network of users, such as a
business, wants to use VOIP, the problems become a little more
complicated. Part of the reason is that most networks have a
firewall; and most firewalls don't know how to route a VOIP call
once it is received - which phone does it go to?
Plus, multiple users create a problem when judging what amount
of bandwidth can be and should be used at any time. If multiple
users need to make VOIP calls, it can be difficult for the
company to know exactly how much bandwidth to provide -
especially if internet access, video conferencing or other data
transmission services are using the same path.
Overall, the disadvantages of VOIP aren't significant enough to
dissuade the average consumer from using the technology;
especially with the fact that they know that the calls they are
making are free. But we can rest assured that the technology
will only get more reliable as time goes by.
About the author:
Article written by Van Theodorou, President of WorldNet
Solutions, Inc. They help you find the lowest long distance rates
for your business and in essence become your telecom
department at no cost to you.
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| Encyclopedia article with background information, technical details, and the advantages and disadvantages of VoIP. |
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| Howstuffworks "How VoIP Works" |
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