Re: Difference between digital phone and VOIP

["Sue" <sodom@xxxxxxxxxx>]

So VOIP can travel over the Internet, or over private wiring.  So one must
always ask the question as to whose network infrastructure is being used.
VOIP and Digital Phone are too general to define it.


"Sue" <sodom@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> The way I understand it, and I could be wrong, is that Digital Telephony
> is a broad term encompassing both VOIP and ISDN to mention a couple.  VOIP
> is exactly what it says.  It converts voice to IP, Internet Protocol, for
> routing over the Internet, thus avoiding tolls because it's traveling
> along with the other network traffic.  I don't think the term Digital
> Telephony implies anyone's particular wiring.  It is just a general term.
>
> I think in any area where bandwidth is an issue, because phone packets are
> traveling right along with all other Internet traffic, then packet loss
> may occur.
>
> I took this from a news article:
>
> "Shaw Digital phone calls travel directly from Shaw's secure private
> network to the tried-and-true public telephone system. They do not travel
> over the Internet. The result is a more reliable and higher quality phone
> service."
>
> "JoeRaisin" <joeraisin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Frank Olson wrote:
>>> Doug wrote:
>>>
>>>> I could be wrong but I think that the difference is that cable digital
>>>> phone providers use their own cable infrastucture, while  VoIP uses the
>>>> public internet
>>>>
>>>> Doug
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I think you may be closer to the truth.  I've had several customers
>>> switch to Shaw's Digital Phone...  With no problems on the alarm end
>>> (and that includes downloading the panels).
>>
>> But why does (Cable systems) digital work and VOIP has so many problems?
>>
>> We don't have any problems with DSL (assuming filters are properly
>> applied) and as the name implies - that's digital also.
>>
>> The downloader guys at CS are griping about not being able to hit digital
>> phone customers - but these are the same guys who want a tech to go out
>> to a site because the customer keeps answering the phone (they don't
>> bother to talk to the customer and explain anything, they want a tech to
>> drive out and do all the talking).  They claim there is no difference
>> between the cable company's digital phone service and VOIP systems.
>>
>> I've tried to google it but all the explanations are vague and geared
>> towards selling the product.
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