how much bandwidth does voice use?
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Standard voice-over-IP uses about 100kbps.  Something like Vonage will use slightly less.  If you have cable or DSL with like a 3mbps service or better, you won't notice the extra load.
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No,actually a 56k is a53.3K connection since that is the speed that the FCC limits you to, on top of that most dialup users actually connect in the 40,000 – 50,000K range, which is excellent by dialup standards. Being that you actually connect in the 40-50K range you need to understand that your maximum throughput is only going to be around 6 kilobytes per second!!!
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Its probably not a jitter problem.  The test you reference is a snap shot in time of how your network is performing.  Like most broadband connections, you are probably experiencing packet loss when you are having voice quality issues.  Check to see if the phone you are using reports on packet loss, jitter and latency for each call (perhaps logging is a configuration option).
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20MB is not really that much. That is probably average for visiting websites and checking emails. Graphics, sounds, etc. on some sites take up more bandwidth, plus the computer itself talks to the ISP's routers/servers every once in a while. You are fine.
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You could use Net::Ping to find an average response rate. This doesn't actually tell you bandwidth though.\n\nAlternatively, you could have the one system send some amount of data to the other one and, using Time::HiRes, determine the average data transfer rate. If you don't have a server you can do this with, you can use Net::Daemon or some such for this purpose.
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2 days on 256 kbps max. a day and a few hours usually... if your internet speed is higher , its easier
209116
well friend i am using the same service in Germany and it is not a excellent service for phone for professional purpose but for home use this speed is ideal. u will find some destruction in sound some times only.
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Depends on how demanding they are.  For example, a whole data T1 could be eaten by just 18 high-quality VoIP calls, or just one really heavy BitTorrent download.\n\nRealistically, I've seen more than 30 people of average web use totally happy on a T1, with their email and a small web site also using that T1.\n\nIf you mean a voice T1 (i.e., PRI) most people over-provision by something like 3 people to one circuit (so one 23-circuit PRI can support 60+ people) although some organizations go higher (I've seen 1,000 people on five PRIs) and much lower (a call center might need twice as many circuits as agents to support incoming callers on hold).
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There was a hard coded limit of 5mb previously.  Now if you have messenger with voice, there appears to be no limit to the file size you can send that I have been able to reach.
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1 MB, 2 MB, 8 MB etc.. speeds are not big deal for now since most applications on the internet ran smoothly even with speeds less than 1 MB.. Unless if .you are browsing on a graphic/flash-heavily  intensive site. but that's just less than .01% of all sites in the internet.. Also if you are downloading large files downlink speed is important.. If you are uploading files uplink speed is important.. but you have to check your provider on these..  But for me this is not too important considering with the competition most providers provide faster speeds.\n\nWith that said, what I can suggest is you choose a provider that has a good tracking record with 99.99% uptime, with consistent speed and above all 24 hour technical PHONE support..\n\nThere are other criteria but for me those above are my priority\n\nGoodluck!
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As far as I know there is no problem if:\n- You install the software correctly\n- And... use the latest versions by the help of updating you port collection\n\nI have a box right now with all of those software packages that you asked except Bandwidthd.
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VoIP is made to be used with high speed internet.  you will never get good results on dial-up
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It can very with line distance from source and city and line noise and modem the quality of ISP"s equipment\n\nMost people get between 19.2  and 53.3\n\nIf you're in a city you should be getting above 40.0\n\nTo check to see if you have alot of line noise pickup the phone and dial number 1 to clear dial tone if you hear a bunch of line noise it will probably make your connection on the slow side ,if you only hear silence it you should get a faster connection..
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If your on dialup this is common....if on dsl or cable your bandwidth may be capped.
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If you are using dial-up it might, but that is awfully high.  If you're using broadband, you don't need any more than 150MB.
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I personally use BroadVoice as my only phone! It's not free. I pay $9.99 a month for Unlimited In-State calling. The rest of the US is something like 4 cents a minute. What I really got it for was for International. I call Japan for 3 cents a minute... Can't beat that. There is a onetime setup fee of $39.95. \n\nSource(s):\n\nBroadVoice\nhttp://www.broadvoice.com
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there are 3rd party dial up providers that offer software that helps compress the data flow so as to make it seem faster. a lot actually depends on the quality of your cooper telephone lines and the equipment that is being used by the phone company.  In some areas i can get up to 53kbs, but in a town  a few miles down the road, the best i can do is 23.