> kind of VOIP although no doubt a different protocol), but if anything is using the broadband at the time, the conversation just dies. So I would expect that even if VOIP is better in terms of bandwidth usage, it would still be pretty pants.
Good point.
Whether or not the AA VoIP works, I can't really say, as I've been too unwell to really test it. However VoIP can in theory be made to work even on a heavily loaded line if the VoIP packets are prioritised by the ISP in the inbound case and by your own network and router in the outbound case. Some of our kitizens who are AA users also use AA’s VoIP, possibly on slow lines, so they may be able to comment. You can also ask AA users and staff on IRC ( web IRC service also available, see
http://aa.net.uk/kb-irc.html ).