POTS, VOIP and sound quality

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Suzanne Johnson <fuhn () pobox com>
> Date: January 2, 2010 2:37:33 PM EST
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: POTS, VOIP and sound quality

> I'm one of those folks who has kept POTS lines.  Not necessarily  
> just for reliability, but for the better sound quality.  I do use  
> clarity enhancing phones, and I do wear hearing aids.
>
> I've asked friends who I previously had no problem understanding,  
> whether they'd switched service providers when suddenly phone  
> conversations with them became difficult to understand due to  
> faint , somewhat muffled sound.  Invariably, they say they just  
> switched to VOIP service.
>
> I live in a rural area, so am wondering if this is real, or  
> something particular to areas like this?  Would it  go away if both  
> ends of the conversation were VOIP?
>
> Has anyone really looked at this aspect of the issue?



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