VoIP issue

[OzKioti]

I've been using VoIP for some years now, but have always had an issue where I can't be heard until the other party stops talking/takes a breath. On the old landline, you could chime in with a comment at any time, and be heard. With my VoIP, I can try to interrupt as much as I like but the other party is completely oblivious to my attempt to interrupt.

I've got used to it, but it's like the old two-way radio protocol, minus the "Over" and "Out"

I'm about to change VoIP service providers, so will see if that changes anything, otherwise there is probably a setting I need to tweak in my ATA - A cisco SPA-122.

Has anyone else experienced this irritating aspect of using VoIP?

 

[mikester]

High latency, jitter, packet loss, and poor upload speeds are enemies of VOIP. You need to start using tools like traceroute and apps that test for jitter to help see where your problems are.

Joys of rural internet.

 

[Grumpycat]

I use Ooma and have nothing like that. Everything is better than the old analog wires.