jt65
@comcast.net | reply to lew_jean
Re: Why would I pay $45 - $50
that not the same of cable voip. cable voip run throught a privat network the company own. voip like att callvantage and vontage go through the public internet service. |
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jjeffeory
join:2002-12-04
USA
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April 8th, @06:09PM
| And????
From the end user perspective, the calls are great. Actually, my mother uses TWC VoIP in OH, and her calls are much worse than mine. The behind the scenes technology is not important to the end user. As an IT person, I can tell you that all the customer wants is for something to work and do what THEY want it to do.... They leave the details to us.
If you want to try TRUE business class VoIP you'll go Cisco or Avaya, or whatever other company you want and leave the cableco out of the loop. The only business I see that would use cable would be a really small one without ANY IT department worth their pay... Even then, they would likely opt for at least DSL and one of the 3rd party companies... |
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Mchart
Super Joe
join:2004-01-21
Gurnee, IL | reply to jt65
Those packets are eventually going over the same routers, switches, and muxes that comcast doesn't even own. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
| reply to jjeffeory
Vonage and other VOIP will fall apart on a overloaded node or be subject to throttling/rolling slow downs. Cable VOIP will never experience that, either it runs in its own DOCSIS channel, or it kicks internet traffic off (QOS) including Vonage if there is a bandwidth crunch. Then again, the vast majority of ppl will never be on an overloaded node. |
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Yesand
@tds.net | I've never had a problem. I don't use Vonage, but Packet8 has been fine for 2 years. This COULD happen, but hasn't. It's certainly not worth double the price. |
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Whoisgoingto
@tds.net
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said by patcat88  :Vonage and other VOIP will fall apart on a overloaded node or be subject to throttling/rolling slow downs. Cable VOIP will never experience that, either it runs in its own DOCSIS channel, or it kicks internet traffic off (QOS) including Vonage if there is a bandwidth crunch. Then again, the vast majority of people will never be on an overloaded node. So you're saying that the cable company is going to throttle Vonage over their own VoIP product. Sounds like a network neutrality violation to me. Let the consumer decide what it wants to throttle. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
| said by Whoisgoingto :said by patcat88 :Vonage and other VOIP will fall apart on a overloaded node or be subject to throttling/rolling slow downs. Cable VOIP will never experience that, either it runs in its own DOCSIS channel, or it kicks internet traffic off (QOS) including Vonage if there is a bandwidth crunch. Then again, the vast majority of people will never be on an overloaded node. So you're saying that the cable company is going to throttle Vonage over their own VoIP product. Sounds like a network neutrality violation to me. Let the consumer decide what it wants to throttle. No Mr. Troll. Reading comprehension is essential. |
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