> Working at a tech support center that uses Voip exclusively, I have a few comments > that are pertinent. We are using Avaya's system by the way. (1) soft spoken people have the first few syllables clipped before the system recognizes a voice is speaking. Seems to be independent of bandwidth. (2) Certain accents do better than others. This appears to be partially bandwidth dependent.
My observation is this, if you don't approach the bandwidth limit on your connection, it is a very nice service. If you expect fiber optic connection quality, a few more generations need to pass. Rick Shoop > From: Eric Fort <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2004/01/05 Mon AM 01:12:29 EST > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [SOCALWUG] Vonage > > In a word...YMMV. I have 2 units on packet8 so while not vonage > specific I have made some observations: > > I've had problems with echo and random drop outs. it's close but not > quite up to toll quality. > > latency and jitter specs along with implimenting network QoS (end to end > if possible) make a big difference. > > I would really like to compare vonage to see if their higher cost is > worth it. > > I noted that vonage is starting to impliment e-911 services - check the > website. > > Eric > > > > On Sat, 2004-01-03 at 15:12, sean bonner wrote: > > I'm thinking of switching either home, work, or both phone lines over > > to Vonage. > > <http://vonage.com/> > > > > Anyone else using this, thoughts? opinions? feelings? I'm looking for > > more input before I go for it. > > > > -s > > ------ > > sean bonner > > http://www.seanbonner.com > > http://www.sixspace.com > > http://www.sentonline.com > > http://www.blogging.la > > > >
