VoIP Tips And Tricks
How do I improve my VoIP sound quality?
One is you can get a QoS device installed on your network. One of them is offered by D-link, it's called a DI101. And some firewalls or routers have it incorporated into their device as well so you can enable those QoS functions. The other thing is you can just get more bandwidth. Increasing bandwidth will help with the voice quality in case you're downloading a file so it doesn't get stepped on; your call quality. And the other thing is try to get the VoIP service from the same provider that's offering you the bandwidth, that way you're not actually traversing the entire network to get to your voice service, you just going, it's the same provider. Finally, you can always call your service provider that's providing the bandwidth and complain that your call quality is not as good. So, you can ask them to see if they can improve that.
How do I improve VoIP line reliability?
One is, you can run a battery back-up on your voice over IP system, whether it is an ATA, an IP phone, or your computer. So that if there is a power outage, or if there's a brownout, you're protected and your voice calls still stay on. The other thing you could do is do an analog backup system. Some voice-over IP systems have a fail over analog cord so if your voice system goes down, it'll just go over the traditional phone system. The third thing you could do is just get another internet connection, so if you have a second DSL connection, the first one goes down, you run it on the second line. Finally the fourth thing you could do is actually upgrade the software or the firmware of your device, so if it's a soft phone, you can get a new software upgrade, or if it's an IP phone, you just upgrade the IP firmware on there of that hardware. That way, you're making sure the reliability of that system is good.
How do I keep my VoIP line secure?
