VOIP Clarity in Comparison to a Land Line Phone
VoIP has many advantages over traditional phone lines. It is much more cost effective, and allows someone to travel virtually anywhere and still be capable of receiving phone calls, as long as they have a connection to the internet or a network. Despite this, many people want to know how the clarity of VoIP compares to traditional phone services.
The voice quality of a call made using VoIP is determined by the amount of bandwidth available. If the bandwidth is restricted, this will diminish the voice quality. It could be likened to a cell phone call in which the users have a bad connection. This is a problem which is not found in traditional phone lines. Calls made on a LAN which is well built will have an excellent voice quality. Once the VoIP calls are made using the internet or a WAN, you will begin to see a reduction in voice quality.
Purchasing routers and switches can help create better clarity when calls are placed using VoIP over a WAN or on the internet. Traditional phone lines don't have these problems because the infrastructure for them has been laid down for quite some time. Traditional phone lines don't have to rely on signals which may drop for many different reasons.
Online it is virtually impossible for the user to have any control over bandwidth. Despite this, the internet is a good place for VoIP calls as long as they are made using a broadband connection. The primary difference between VoIP and standard phone lines is that the VoIP is dependent on a computer network, whether it is a LAN, WAN, or the internet. These networks must be fast and set up properly in order to have a good voice clarity.
With traditional phone lines, none of these things are necessary. The voice clarity on these lines are very clear, and this translates into the higher costs necessary to maintain them. Because they are much more expensive, and heavily regulated, this is a reason that many people choose to use VoIP as an alternative. The voice quality under most circumstances isn't as good as standard phone lines, unless they are being run on a fast network that is properly designed.
Another problem with VoIP is that IP packets which are lost or held can cause the voice to drop off. This is especially true for networks which are used by a large number of people, or for calls which are made over a long distance.
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Date Posted: 8:19 pm, 16 September 2008Good article, i have tried using a router and it seems to help quality
Date Posted: 5:08 am, 29 March 2006Ive been using voip for a while now and the clarity is no worse than a landline, in fact it is probably better
Date Posted: 1:11 am, 30 March 2006