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Here is a list of things to go through when dealing with VoIP Quality issues with VoIP calls, eg: calls breaking up, garbled audio, silence or gaps in the call.
Here is a list of things to go through when dealing with VoIP Quality issues with VoIP calls, eg: calls breaking up, garbled audio, silence or gaps in the call.


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| '''If problem is outbound...''' || A&A Support can provide details on how to test making calls via the different upstream carriers that we use
| '''If problem is outbound...''' || A&A Support can provide details on how to test making calls via the different upstream carriers that we use
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| ''What has changed recently?''' || eg, phone or pbx software upgrade, new broadband router, new ISP, new phone etc...
| '''What has changed recently?''' || eg, phone or pbx software upgrade, new broadband router, new ISP, new phone etc...
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== Things to investigate ==
== Things to investigate ==

* Check the quality of the internet connection
When did the problem start? - what changed around that time?
* Was phone system upgraded?
* Was the telephone software upgrades?
* Was the internet connection changed?
* Was the internet router changed?
* etc

Then:

* Check the quality of the internet connection - broken audio can be down to a poor internet connection
* Calling *100 will play a continuous 1Khz tone - if the audio breaks up then there is a problem
* Calling *100 will play a continuous 1Khz tone - if the audio breaks up then there is a problem
* Check the CQM graph (if using A&A for the internet connection)
* Check the CQM graph (if using A&A for the internet connection)
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* Disable/Enable any SIP ALG on the broadband router - if it's a feature
* Disable/Enable any SIP ALG on the broadband router - if it's a feature
* If it's only the incoming audio that is broken, look for the jitter buffer setting on the SIP device and increase it bit by bit.
* If it's only the incoming audio that is broken, look for the jitter buffer setting on the SIP device and increase it bit by bit.
* For those using the Grandstream GXP1625, set jitter type from adaptive to fixed. Leave all other settings as default.


== Advanced troubleshooting==
== Advanced troubleshooting==