Calls sound robotic or break up.

Packet loss, jitter, latency and upstream congestion cause broken voice. Test wired, pause uploads and capture a failing call time.

What to check

Loss; jitter; latency; upload saturation; Wi‑Fi retries.

When to get help from a person

Escalate wired loss/jitter or repeated MOS issue.

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On a managed Wi-Fi plan

Correlate WAN and Wi‑Fi metrics; prioritise voice where supported.

On another provider's router

ISP checks access; VoIP provider checks codec/server.

What to be careful of

Do not treat a high download speed as proof voice is healthy.

Where this comes from: Official · see the original source ↗ · Draft—technical review · checked 17 August 2026

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