Group paging synchronization for voip system

An apparatus in a VOIP system capable of sending a virtual real time voice message processed through the VOIP system to a group of phones concurrently, comprising:

• (a) an assembling mechanism configured to assemble at least a portion of the voice message, the voice message including a voice portion and an address portion;
• (b) a buffering mechanism configured to buffer the voice portion of the voice message in a digital buffer;
• (c) a determining mechanism configured to determine an address of each phone in the group of phones, the address of each phone being associated with the address portion of the voice message;
• (d) an establishing mechanism configured to attempt to establish a connection with each phone in the group of phones;
• (e) a waiting mechanism configured to wait a period of time, wherein the period of time is determined based at least in part on a time duration required to establish the connection with a phone;
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• (f) a sending mechanism configured to send the voice portion of the voice message to at least one phone in the group of phones.

A computer readable medium including computer program code for sending a virtual real time voice message processed through a VOIP system to a group of phones concurrently, the computer readable medium comprising:

• (a) code for assembling at least a portion of the voice message, the voice message including a voice portion and an address portion;
• (b) code for buffering the voice portion of the voice message in a digital buffer;
• (c) code for determining an address of each phone in the group of phones, the address of each phone being associated with the address portion of the voice message;
• (d) code for attempting to establish a connection with each phone in the group of phones;
• (e) code for waiting a period of time, wherein the period of time is determined based at least in part on a time duration required to establish the connection with a phone;
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• (f) code for sending the voice portion of the voice message to at least one phone in the group of phones.