Originally Posted By: HorseThief
Originally Posted By: leje0306
For those unaware, smart phones produced in the last three years use the same technologies.
yeah.... and just wait till the carriers FORCE you to use VoLTE, like verizon when they decommission the voice side of their CDMA network at the tail end of 2019. I always make sure Wifi calling and VoLTE are disabled unless needed.
Biggest Issues I've seen with VOIP are having to do with poor implementation (network redundancies/bad wiring or equipment/overtaxed network/bandwidth issues/poor QoS implementation, etc.) and of course, having a [censored] ISP doesn't help. Analog PBX systems worked and worked well for a LONG time, but they're complicated, messy, and (sigh...) antiquated. I will admit that comcast has really hammered out a lot of reliability issues we've had in the past in SE MI, but not nearly enough to not have wireless failover backup (Which in reality sucks for VOIP - too much variance in latency, even with LTE). Fortunately, I work for small business with 3 and 6 total lines, so comcast gets them all - and in the building with 6 lines there's a semi-smart/updated analog PBX system behind that with about 20 phones and a call waiting/hold message system (it plays advertisements for the business and Africa by Toto - I added that.)
Virtual #'s and PBX systems can offer BIG savings and great options for scalability and portability for businesses, but at the cost of reduced inherent reliability over copper (or coax). Then again, even AT&T is giving out VOIP adapters for phones.... putting a box between the PHONE CORD and the PHONE... makes total sense, right? It blew my mind when I saw the complicated mess of adapters and wires in my neighbor's living room.
VoLTE is on by default now. You and three other people know it’s there and actually turn it off. Anecdotal for sure, but I don’t hear a lot of complaints. The last two companies I worked for use it. In fact, my current employer is transitioning to soft phones. Works great for me. Seems similar to most things, if it’s done right, it works.
