Re: VONTAGE

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

where can I learn more about this particular kind of setup?



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"G. Morgan" <usenet_abuse@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> JoeRaisin wrote:
>
>>The way it was explained to me is that with the cable-style voip the
>>packets are sent in a more linear fashion so there aren't minor errors
>>on the other end like there is with vonage.
>
> That may be true.  I've heard they dedicate a portion of the bandwidth
> that is
> separate from data used by the devices plugged into the home router.
>
> What makes phone offerings by cable companies better than 3rd parties is
> no
> Internet routing is necessary.  All the VOIP packets are restricted to the
> home adaptor, and the cable co's router.  They never end up on the
> Internet.
>
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