| While not absolutely necessary, a
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| | offered by only a few local phone
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| broadband Internet connection is what
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| | companies. Perhaps because of the cable
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| makes your Internet phone calls reliable,
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| | companies creeping onto their turf, and
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| and understandable. VoIP uses a traffic
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| | the slow but sure acceptance of VoIP in
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| engineering term called Quality of
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| | the general population, the Telcos seem
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| Service (QoS) that refers to the
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| | to think they need to get the money where
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| implementation of controls to ensure that
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| | they can.
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| delay sensitive IP packets are
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| | In January of 07, the Senate reintroduced
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| prioritized as they flow through the
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| | the Internet Freedom Preservation Act.
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| pipe. To forgo these controls would
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| | One of the provisions called for, is that
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| result in acoustic problems like jitter
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| | all broadband service providers offer
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| and echo, as well as dropped calls.
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| | consumers standalone broadband service.
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| Because a broadband pipe is much larger
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| | If this Net Neutrality bill passes, DSL
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| than a dial up connection, there is much
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| | could prove to be a viable option for
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| more throughput capacity, or space, to
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| | those wishing to switch to VoIP.
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| allow us to prioritize.
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| | Wireless networks also provide ample
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| There are basically three ways for the
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| | bandwidth for VoIP telephony, and their
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| residential consumer to obtain a
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| | value is most appreciated in the life of
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| broadband Internet connection. From your
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| | the Road Warrior. People who constantly
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| cable television provider, your telephone
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| | travel, weather for business or pleasure,
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| company, or a wireless broadband network
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| | are finding Wi-Fi hotspots popping up
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| such as Clearwire, a Wi-Fi hotspot, or
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| | everywhere. Most modern hotels have their
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| even a cellular network likes Verizon or
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| | own wireless network, and Internet cafes
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| Cingular. With these options becoming
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| | are becoming an international phenomenon.
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| increasingly more wide spread, utilizing
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| | Travelers that find a hotspot have the
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| the Internet to route your phone calls
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| | choice of using their laptop and a
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| has also become a viable and cost saving
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| | headset to communicate over the Internet,
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| alternative to traditional landline
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| | or to use one of the many Internet Phones
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| telephony. Now the question becomes,
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| | found on the market today.
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| which type of broadband service is best
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| | Metropolitan Wireless Broadband networks
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| suited for voice over Internet protocol.
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| | are also proliferating nation wide.
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| Since the advent of cable television,
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| | Clearwire Wireless Broadband is a company
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| cable companies have contributed
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| | that uses a combination of Non Line of
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| enormously to the development of the
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| | Site (NLOS) and its own proprietary
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| worlds Wide Area Networks (WANs), adding
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| | technology to cover whole cities, even
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| broadband Internet to their list of
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| | regions of the country. Let it be known
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| services offered. Indeed, with the
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| | however, that this technology has been
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| development of VoIP, they have even
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| | met with mixed reviews.
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| blurred the lines of the
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| | If youve visited a college campus
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| telecommunications Industry. The cable
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| | recently, you may have noticed tiny
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| modem, and its Coax Cable pipe, have
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| | antennas sticking up from the rooftops
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| ushered the Internet into the Jet Age
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| | every few meters. Campuses today have
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| with Internet service at the speed of
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| | their own Wi-Fi networks, allowing
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| light.
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| | students, faculty and administrators to
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| A cable company WAN consists of
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| | make VoIP phone calls via their laptop,
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| neighborhoods connected to nodes, each
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| | or an Internet phone, from anywhere on
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| node having its allotted amount of
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| | campus.
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| bandwidth. The cable pipe is about the
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| | The Cellular Networks built by companies
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| largest to be had for the residential
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| | like Verizon, Sprint, and Cingular, have
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| consumer and is plenty big enough for the
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| | proliferated all over the world and
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| clearest of VoIP phone calls. However,
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| | indeed blanket most developed population
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| the bigger the neighborhood grows, and
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| | areas. Cell phones have been introduced
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| the more people that connect to the pipe,
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| | by Nokia, Samsung, and most recently the
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| the less bandwidth is available for each
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| | Apple iPhone, that are capable of
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| household. Cable companies are generally
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| | switching (in some cases seamlessly) from
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| very good about distributing bandwidth
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| | a cellular network to a Wi-Fi hotspot and
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| and will add more nodes when necessary.
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| | back. However, it is the Cellular
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| Their network is, after all, their bread
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| | companies that control the airwaves.
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| and butter. Just be aware that at peak
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| | Cingular Wireless (soon to be at&t
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| traffic times, VoIP call quality can
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| | wireless) already utilizes phones with
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| degrade.
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| | quad band and Wi-Fi support, and will be
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| The Digital Subscriber Line, or DSL, is
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| | the carrier for the much anticipated
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| the residential broadband solution
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| | Apple iPhone. While the cell phone
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| offered by the traditional telephone
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| | networks seem to have been dragging their
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| companies such as AT&T, the regional
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| | feet on implementing full support of VoIP
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| bells, and others like Quest
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| | for the consumer, there are technological
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| Communications for example. For years the
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| | issues to be considered, as well as how
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| Telcos have had the upper hand in the
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| | they will profit from the technology.
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| business community, connecting their
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| | Once the broadband pipe has been decided
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| networks to the outside world via a T1
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| | upon, there is still the issue of picking
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| line, which is the equivalent bandwidth
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| | a VoIP service provider. Cable companies,
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| wise to a cable modem. DSL is somewhat
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| | Telcos, and increasingly cellular
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| slower than a cable modem, and in fact,
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| | companies all offer their own VoIP
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| in some communities is offered at 2
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| | service to consumers, and since their
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| speeds. It also tends to be somewhat
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| | service is over their own networks, they
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| cheaper. Nevertheless, there is still
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| | are in an excellent position to deal with
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| ample bandwidth to implement VoIP
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| | Quality of Service issues.
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| successfully.
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| | You are not, however, under any
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| DSL is not affected by node saturation
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| | obligation to use your broadband service
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| like cable networks, but it is distance
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| | provider as your VoIP service provider.
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| sensitive. The further you are from your
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| | Pure play VoIP providers, companies that
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| telephone companys local switching
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| | offer only VoIP service, have grown in
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| station, the more signal degradation you
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| | number, and could be said to be
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| will have, and the maximum distance is
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| | responsible for the low rates associated
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| 18,000 feet. Telcos can and do use remote
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| | with VoIP telephony. Vonage, with around
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| switching stations to expand their
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| | 53% of the residential VoIP market, is
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| service where they see a market
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| | one pioneer in the industry that offers
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| opportunity.
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| | calling plans as low as $15 a month.
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| The fatal flaw of DSL when considering
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| | SunRocket, Packet8, and the peer to peer
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| the use of VoIP, is that most companies
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| | VoIP company Skype, have calling plans
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| require you to subscribe to their
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| | for even less. Cable and Telco plans on
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| traditional telephone service as well.
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| | the other hand, are bound to cost more,
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| Naked DSL, the unbundling of broadband
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| | starting at around $35 or $40.
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| and telephone service, is possible and is
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