What is the difference between VoIP and voice chat used by PCs?

What is the difference between VoIP and voice chat used by PCs?

What is the difference between VoIP and voice chat used by PCs?

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The biggest difference is that in a softphone (of which I am assuming you are speaking) uses the sound card in a PC to act as the codec for the conversation. In a VoIP phone, this functionality is in the phone. The phone would sample the voice, load it in a packet, etc. Softphones also may use different ports depending on the manufacturer and may or may not support SIP.

This was first published in April 2005