CNET chimes in on the state of the VoIP nation with an article that suggests broadband connections may not be of a high-enough quality to handle internet telephony properly. Such quality concerns are keeping the technology competing with cell phones as a second line alternative, but not as a primary line. But is it the broadband connections? Is it the VoIP providers? A bigger problem is a lack of inexpensive residential networking gear that offers bandwidth management or QOS services (see some of our user's solutions). The actual requirements are actually pretty slim; low latency and at least 90 kilobits per second upstream and downstream. One ISP spokesman in the article jumps on the opportunity to pitch the idea that users need to buy VoIP from their broadband provider. "People should keep in mind that VoIP from companies not offering their own broadband is only a 'best effort service," notes the company rep.