Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Question:

How does VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) work? What makes it different from traditional phone service?

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Answer:

Traditionally, a phone conversation is converted into electronic signals that traverse an elaborate network of switches, in a dedicated circuit that lasts the duration of a call. In Voice over Internet Protocol, a conversation is converted to packets of data that flit all over the Internet or private networks, just like e-mails or Web pages, though voice packets get priority status. The packets get reassembled and converted to sound on the other end of the call.


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