Let’s talk turkey for a moment (or Vonage if you want to throw a pun into the discussion ha ha.).
The age old question (OK recent topic of concern) among VoIP users and those whose bandwidth is used to make those calls is……how much bandwidth does VoIP use?
Well Virginia….that’s an interesting question. Any discussion may illicit potentially tense reactions. So let’s try and shed some light on the subject….in a practical fashion.
Bandwidth isn’t measured like it was a garden hose of water. ON and OFF, measuring it’s usage. It can be read that way, but it isn’t actually looked at that way. Not by most providers anyway. (Unless of course they are trying to rationalize prices to the FCC).
For instance; as a business you may have numerous DS3/OC circuits that you pay for each month. A DS3 for instance rounded off is 45mb of pipe. Now, you pay the same thing for that circuit each month whether you put 1 voip line on it, or an entire network with hundreds of computers and such.
Same with your VoIP. You pay the same amount on an unlimited calling plan whether you make 1 phone call or 1000...