VoIP Power: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 14:03, 24 March 2023

One of the differences between using VoIP for phone calls and using analogue wired phone lines is that that a VoIP service is dependant on a number of other things working, take for example the diagram:

as you can see there is quite a lot move involved in making a call over VoIP compared to over the traditional analogue phone

VoIP needs local power for the phone
VoIP needs local power for the router and FTTP ONT
VoIP is reliant on the internet connection working
Analogue phone doesn't require power
Analogue phone connects directly via a cable all the way through to the local BT exchange

As you can see there is a lot more to go wrong. The main things to consider when using VoIP is:

What happens if I lose power
What happens if my internet connection has a fault

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 One of the differences between using VoIP for phone calls and using analogue wired phone lines is that that a VoIP service is dependant on a number of other things working, take for example the diagram:
-[[File:Analogue-vs-voip.png|frame|none|Analogue Vs VoIP|400]]
+[[File:Analogue-vs-voip.png|1000px]]
+as you can see there is quite a lot move involved in making a call over VoIP compared to over the traditional analogue phone
+*VoIP needs local power for the phone
+*VoIP needs local power for the router and FTTP ONT
+*VoIP is reliant on the internet connection working
+*Analogue phone doesn't require power
+*Analogue phone connects directly via a cable all the way through to the local BT exchange
+As you can see there is a lot more to go wrong. The main things to consider when using VoIP is:
+* What happens if I lose power
+* What happens if my internet connection has a fault