VoIP Power

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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:

Analogue-vs-voip.png

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