[Asterisk-Users] InfoWeek Article on VOIP

[Bruce Ferrell]

Michael Graves wrote:
> Here's t
> link:
> 
> http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=JUEFVG
> ENEA01YQSNDBCCKH0CJUMEKJVN?articleID=165702588
> 
> The bottom line is that they compare retail VOIP providers like Comcast
> Cable, Time-Warner Cable, AT&T, Vonage, Packet8 et al. Their
> methodology seems sound. Their conclusion is that retail VOIP services
> don't yet match the PSTN for reliability & call quality.
> 
> It is interesting that all of these retail providers use ATA type
> devices. I wonder how some of the stronger true ITSPs like Level3 or
> even Nufone, VOIPJet, etc would fare, especially with an all digital
> scheme...ie hard IP phones.
> 
> My own sense is that my IP base calls are cleaner than my SBC lines. I
> accept that they're less reliable, but much of that I attribute to the
> fact that I'm no Linux guru and I use a retail DSL line as my IP
> access.
> 
> Michael Graves
> 

How do you see an ATA as different from and IP hardphone?  As far as I 
can tell having the phone and ATA integrated isn't all THAT desirable, 
but that's me, I like to be able to choose the features on my phone and 
be able to connect it to the net... But that's just me.