How Well do You Know VoIP
1. You can save a great deal of money using VoIP over
traditional PSTN telephone lines.
Yes No
2. VoIP requires an IP Phone to make calls.
Yes No
3. USA leads the world in broadband capabilities.
Yes No
4. Over 75% of the world will be VoIP users by 2009.
Yes No
5. You can make all of your calls anywhere in the world
with VoIP.
Yes No
6. Security is not an issue with VoIP because most
computers are protected with firewalls now.
Yes No
7. Peer to Peer (p2p) networks are actually safer to use
than traditional phone lines.
Yes No
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ANSWERS:
1. True, and what makes a VoIP so attractive for consumers and
businesses.
2. False, pc to pc, or pc to phone are also VoIP options. An IP
phone can be used if you want VoIP to work like traditional phone
service, but a computer, microphone and speakers are all that's
necessary to make a pc to phone call.
3. False - We are far behind Europe and Asia. Many feel that the
US can't lead a world without the proper technology to do so.
4. True - suggests a major shift in the telecom business model.
5. True - your unique id and password allow you to make calls
from virtually anywhere.
6. False - Firewalls do not incorporate protection for VoIP. VoIP
Providers need to step up and design protection for their own
services.
7. False - P2P networks work on industry standard codec
(encryption) and protocols. These are open to the public and
interpretable. Like firewalls, these offer no VoIP protection
against viruses, worms, or trojan horses.
We as consumers have a lot to learn about VoIP because it is relatively a new technology continually being updated.