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reply to usa2k

Re: PSTN.....is going to Die!

I love it when I am censored!!! hehehe

Have a great week guys.. And I do agree, PSTN will die at some point, but VOIP will end up with the same regulations to take over the millions and billions of lots money the government claims goes to a good cause... (Yea right, like a raise so they can put their kids through school).

reply to alchav
I don't see my Grandma calling up Comcast and signing up for Hi-Speed internet so she can get VoIP.

Hell, she still uses a Rotary phone. So I doubt I can teach her how to check to see if her VoIP adapter has aquired an IP address.

I think the VoIP providers are on the right track, but until they can make it mindless for non-technical users, POTS will stick around for a while.

reply to alchav
I don't think PSTN will die soon. I might be pushed the background, but it will still be there. Just think almost every house in the U.S. is wired for PSTN, and do you think Ma Bell is going to let it go to waste. However, unlike in the past a customer (especially in the city) now has more options for phone service (VOIP, cellular, PSTN, tin can and string).

There are also a number of people that still live in remote places that are just happy having phone and that is all. The PSTN is not too complicated for the user, it does not have to be configured by the user, and is very straightforward in use. While there are many technical-savvy people in the world and U.S., there are many more people that are just happy with a dial tone to call a friend four houses down the street.
Fiber will probably be put into homes in the next 5 to 10 years. However, that will probably be only in big cities. It will take much longer to get to the small cites and towns which will stay on PSTN for a long time. PSTN will be around for the next 10 years easy.

That is my 2 cents.

said by mebu99:

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I don't think PSTN will die soon. I might be pushed the background, but it will still be there. Just think almost every house in the U.S. is wired for PSTN, and do you think Ma Bell is going to let it go to waste. However, unlike in the past a customer, (especially in the city) now has more options for phone service (VOIP, cellular, PSTN, tin can and string).

There are also a number of people that still live in remote places that are just happy having phone and that is all. The PSTN is not too complicated for the user, it does not have to be configured by the user, and is very straightforward in use. While there are many technical-savvy people in the world and U.S., there are many more people that are just happy with a dial tone to call a friend four houses down the street.
Fiber will probably be put into homes in the next 5 to 10 years. However, that will probably be only in big cities. It will take much longer to get to the small cites and towns which will stay on PSTN for a long time. PSTN will be around for a for the next 10 years easy.

That is my 2 cents.

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