VOIP Over EV-DO Rev. A Put To Test
So The Envisionaries Are Getting Closer!
I thought it made sense a few years ago and still do to this day.
Its about simplifying the core network
VoIP can give very good quality provided voice traffic is prioritized. If you control the network (regardless if its cable, wireless, or copper cable)then you can priortize traffic. Vonage etc. do not control the network so their quality is crap. A lot enterprise class VoIP providers will also send the traffic on a dedicated and leased voice channel once it leaves their last mile infrastructure or via traditional ATM-based fiber...
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Strange
But this does provide a number of potential problems:
1) Call quality. Seriously, I've tried Vonage in different locations with vastly different results. On top of that, using it with various phones yields different results - some phones sound like crap; others are fine. And, cramming 30 people on one channel is bound to have quality issues.
2) Dropped calls / Network problems. How well is this going to be handled? Current phones do a good job combating this, but it hasn't always been this good. It wasn't long ago when dropping calls was common.
It will be interesting though.
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