[SGVLUG] OT: Throughput speed required for VoIP?

[Jean Chen]

Perfect.  Thanks Michael!

Jean


On 10/7/05, Michael Proctor-Smith <mproctor13 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/7/05, Jean Chen <narsil at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > Do any of you use voice over IP to make phone calls?  If so, what's a
> > good throughput speed for that?  I'm signing up for DSL service (SBC
> > in the Chicago area) and I don't know if I can safely go with the
> > inexpensive 384Kbps-1.5Mbps downstream and 128-384Kbps upstream and
> > realistically use VoIP or if I need to get the more expensive
> > 1.5-3.0Mbps downstream and 384-512Kbps upstream.  Help!  I'd
> > appreciate any info!
>
>  384Kbps-1.5Mbps downstream and 128-384Kbps upstream should be fine
> as most "high speed" services where 128 up until recently.
>


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