Re: [PLUG] VOip

[Paul <gyoza@comcast.net>]

Doug Crompton wrote:

> Anyone using commercial VOip? I was looking at the AT&T site. They claim
> they need 90Kb Up/down BW/line/call. That really sounds excessive. What is
> this super high fidelity phone connections! I would think they could get
> by with a lot less then that even with overhead. Given a 3K voice channel
> you should be able to sample at 12-16K, Add overhead and control.. so we
> double that... 32K ... what the heck is the rest? I think verizon breaks a
> T1 down into 23 voice channels / 1 control, each 48K. That always seemed
> like a waste of BW to me.
>
> Anyhow it might make sense to change a DSL lines analog voice number to
> absolute minimum service and get one of these all inclusive digital voice
> packages. You can get everything under the sun for $29 and there are many
> less expensive packages. The difference is that there are no hidden
> charges like wireline or wireless where they hit you for darn near 20% of
> your bill in hidden costs.
>
>  

I must be too tired to follow what you're saying.  I'll just say that 
I'm happy with Vonage running over Comcast with a UPS just in case.  
Vonage comes out to around $28 per month including taxes.  I don't have 
a wired phone anymore, although the wife does have a cell phone.
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