Voice IP

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Voice IP

• Michael Huffman
• Abhinav Jain
• Changjiu Xian

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What is Voice IP?

• Voice Signal - Digital Signal - Internet -
  Digital Signal - Voice Signal

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Verizons VoiceWing

• National Average 35/first 6 mo. and 40/mo.
• VoiceWing
• 30/first 6 mo. and 35/mo.
• 80 cheaper than Verizons 60/mo. unlimited
  local phone service
• Broadband-based
• Voice mail, call waiting, and caller ID
• Drawbacks no 911 guarantee, doesnt work if home
  power is out, can only work with one phone device

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Pros/Cons of Article

• Pros
• Lists prices for the average user
• Mentions drawbacks
• Has stats
• Cons
• Doesnt describe the infrastructure
• Doesnt list alternative providers

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Some Issues

• How expensive the equipment setup is
• Only uses broadband service so dial-up users are
  excluded
• Dont know how good the sound quality is
• Signal delay will be longer than using a
  telephone
• How secure is transmitting voice over the Internet

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Providers

• AOL Level 3 Communications
• ATT
• Qwest
• Net2Phone
• Comcast

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Demo

• Client/Server Application
• Using microphones as opposed to phones