[rescue] 802.11 + VoIP

[James]

> I see a lot of opinions that 802.11 and VoIP are a bad
> combination, but I need
> more proof and stats if anyone has anything.  (I'm kind of anti-wireless
> anyway when it comes to wanting performance, which voice seems to demand.)
>
> Also, do they even make 802.11-based VoIP handsets?  Can someone
> point me in
> the direction of a few models?

variable latency, packet loss, packet sequence reordering and jitter are the
killers for voice, in that order. From what I know (not from experience, no
wireless in my life) 802.11 has issues with variable latency and packet
loss.