Traditional and Modern VoIP
When Internet and dial up have just emerged to our knowledge, VoIP was something only a few are able to experience. Voice calls were horribly hard to make back then, with the latency and lag linked to slow speeds and whatnot. VoIP was always the last resort. When PSTN phone system were sucking at being a When PSTN phone system, VoIP is the answer.
Back then, Internet traffic was always a pain in the neck of people. Like it has changed! But modern broadband speeds are in no comparison to that. When you have access to these high-speed connections we have, we don’t have worry when talking to our loved ones on our computers anymore.
However, cellphones can still be the cause of our headaches, when we speak of bandwidth. 3G technologies of the modern times offer more than enough bandwidth to allow a smooth VoIP experience. It’s not the speed that is a limiting factor, instead, it’s the latency and lag associated with wireless connectivity.
Wherever you may be today, WiFi connections are not a rare thing to come by. We take a sip on our coffee in our favorite coffee shops and when things get a little boring, we can just whip out our mobiles, then voila, we can spend our time on the Internet. Wi-Fi is a great alternative, considering it is covered by a standard Ethernet connection. You can rest assured you won’t be having troubles with it when it’s within its area of operation. But the 4G that’s on the rise today is a perfect match for VoIP, thus the acronym VoLTE – Voice over LTE.
How do you enjoy VoIP? Me, I still go for the traditional VoIP where I get to use my desktop, but mobile VoIP is not too shabby! It can boast of its own charm, and well yeah, it’s mobile. Ah, the convenience! You get to talk to anyone, anytime, anywhere.
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VoIP and Bandwidth Management
In the advent of Internet and dial up, VoIP was always deemed luxury. It was so hard to make voice calls back then, considering the latency and lag associated with slow speeds. VoIP was mainly used as a last resort back then; it was only used when other means of communication over the PSTN phone system are not working.
It’s a thing of the past now. Broadband speeds of today are more than enough for the measly traffic that VoIP always comes with. A sample for this would be this: some of the most high quality audio codecs used with VoIP in HD voice require around 128 kbs upload and download speeds. Majority of us today have over 2-3mbps connections. With speed connections reaching 10mbps, you’ll never have problems with bandwidth when using VoIP.
However, you can still have a bandwidth crunch when you use VoIP in a mobile. Today, 3G technologies give more than sufficient bandwidth to pave way for a seamless VoIP experience. It’s not the speed of the mobile Internet that serves as a limiting factor, but the latency and lag that come with wireless connectivity.
Wi-Fi connection serves to be a great alternative since it is covered by a standard Ethernet connection. It’s much more reliable within its area of operation. However, emerging 4G technologies are proving to be the perfect one for VoIP, which yields a new acronym – VoLTE – Voice over LTE.
Maybe the biggest threat to mobile VoIP is not the technology per se, but the data caps that are imposed by carriers. VoIP might not put a dent in your usage rates, it’s the wrong way of thinking that using it might cause overshooting in the data limits.
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Are the Internet connections and VOIP on cruise ships reliable ?
Question by Sin nombre: Are the Internet connections and VOIP on cruise ships reliable ?
I have a small business that I need to send and receive phone calls a couple hours a day. Can I use a VOIP connection? Or is a cell phone a better option ? What expenses are involved?
Our cruise sails for 7 days from Puerto Rico to the Southern Caribbean Islands. I would need to make and receive around 5 calls a day for 3-4 of the days .
Thank you for your help .
Best answer:
Answer by Anja H
I found there is a difference between cruise lines, how fast an internet connection is. mostly they are reliable. For VOIP calls, expect some interruption or a not so great signal, but it works. I don’t use the ship’s computers, but my laptop, since most of the ships have wireless access by now. With this, you control better when it starts charging, since you can get all ready before you connect.
Regarding mobile phones, be careful, because by now many of the cruise ships will route through their system, which will cost you additional pennies (more dollars) when you call from the ship. Even if you are docked in one of the islands and you are thinking you are calling from Puerto Rico to your destination – you could be on the ship’s network which will cost you much more.
To avoid that you would need to know the network of the place you are at and manually change that on your phone – or walk off the ship to make your call.
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Voice over IP VPN Connections?
Question by SealedWithAKiss: Voice over IP VPN Connections?
We’re currently running a VoIP telecommunications system using Avaya products. We are an organisation with multiple remote sites, which all need to be connected via VPN tunnels to ensure that they are able to communicate with one another for both voice and data. Currently we are using a system whereby each remote site is connected to every other remote site by a single VPN connection. This seems to be extremely inefficient, since we have literally between 10-15 VPN connections to every remote site. We’d like to change this by bringing all of our VoIP communications into a single location, namely our head office where the Avaya call server is located.
This would work by creating a single VPN connection between every location to our head office, eliminating the administrative nightmare that we’ve been experiencing. All of the remote networks are on varying subnets, with our head office actually being supernetted with a 255.255.252.0 subnet mask. The telephones at our head office are on a separate VLAN. It might also be worth mentioning that we are using a WatchGuard firewall to route traffic and manage the external VPN connections. What’s the best way to go about going from the dysfunctional system we have in place now, to adopting a ‘one to many’ topology that’s much more efficient?
Best answer:
Answer by Lionel1020
To change your dysfunctional system you will have to do a trace and correct on each individual site starting with head office. This can be very time consuming and costly. It might be easier to delete and reinstall the lot. Do the head office then make an installation script of the 1st site config.. Then you just run the script at each site.
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No additional equipment is required for Voice over IP connections you just need to contact your Internet Provider?
Question by Amelie D: No additional equipment is required for Voice over IP connections you just need to contact your Internet Provider?
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Best answer:
Answer by Adrian
Based on the question literally, false. I run Voice over IP with Ventrilo and Teamspeak. I can also run MSN video/audio with no issue. I have no special hardware, nor does my ISP care about it.
However, if the question relates to VOIP phones, then someone has to give you an actual phone number. It’s either your service you buy the VOIP package from, or your ISP, if they provide VOIP phone service. In the cases of ISP’s VOIP packages, they usually provide a router that handles the VOIP stuff….
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