NY Tel
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join:2004-04-09
Smithtown, NY
 ·VOIPo
 ·Verizon FIOS
| It is About time
VoIP while suffering the slings and arrows of power and connectivity issues is the next natural, logical progression in "wired" telephony. It gives the users absolute flexibility and allows the Telco's to eventually save billions on plant upkeep etc. They already deliver VoIP and Pots services over their broadband connections which are subject to the same power interruptions etc.
Gone will be the days of dedicated copper to a Central office. Soon there won't be central offices in the sense that we know them.
I'm in tune to it and welcome voip. |
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KA3SGM
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join:2006-01-17
West Chester, PA
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| What About Rotary Phones??
Rotary Phone Support??
Only as long as it can still accommodate Pulse Dialing.
It would suck if my Antique Phone Collection became my answer only phone collection.
Can they teach the VoIP box some Binary Code??
Pulse Dialing is real only ones and zeros...
Touch-Tone is a more complex Mixed-Analog Audio Tone converted to Digital.
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Dream Killer
Graveyard Shift
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join:2002-08-09
Forest Hills, NY
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| reply to KA3SGM
Re: What About Rotary Phones??
said by KA3SGM  :Rotary Phone Support?? Only as long as it can still accommodate Pulse Dialing. Time Warner's digital phone service supports pulse dialing. I set my phone (accidentally) to pulse before and it worked normally. It was painful to hear long numbers dial though. |
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supergirl
join:2007-03-20
Pensacola, FL
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| reply to NY Tel
Re: It is About time
Actually, I've read eventually phone service will be virtually free since the other things will pay for the cost of it. Like this guy, I thought he was stoned too.
No, when cellphones can call from wherever they are instead of where they like, mobile phones will kill off the landline. And, of course, they sound like a real phone call from everywhere. If you pay like $80 for unlimited with AT&T, why not $100 for unlimited with mobile? That price war is going to happen. Why did Alltel dump the landline division? Same goes for Sprint.
Exactly why do you think VZ and AT&T are getting in the TV business? Because their old model, landlines, is dying off. I'm sure VZ has figured out a way to eliminate copper while keeping some houses on copper. Qwest is thinking, "We'll just be a broadband provider eventually."
And, you might consider that thieves are gonna steal the copper anyway.
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jaa
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New Canaan, CT
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April 27th, @09:17PM
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Re: What About Rotary Phones??
Pulse dialing should be no problem. The device in your house that the phones plug into just has to support it. Whether it will or not is dependent on demand - there is no technology limitation.
Perhaps you will sign up with the VoIP provider that has devices that support pulse. The question is are you willing to pay a premium price for that?
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KA3SGM
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West Chester, PA
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| I have quite a few phones that date back to the WWII era, and yes I would not mind paying any additional cost(within reason) to keep them working for another 60 years.
Maybe it's a Bell System thing, but no one makes telephones like Western Electric did.
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chex
@rogers.com | reply to Dream Killer
setup asterisk + zaptel cards and it can do it fine and dandy with rotary phones.. |
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Kearnstd
Elf Wizard
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ
| reply to KA3SGM
said by KA3SGM :I have quite a few phones that date back to the WWII era, and yes I would not mind paying any additional cost(within reason) to keep them working for another 60 years. Maybe it's a Bell System thing, but no one makes telephones like Western Electric did. thats because they where rentals from the bell system. Ma Bell wanted something that they wouldnt have to replace or service but still charge a lease on and make lots of profit. the result was phones made from used tank armor....
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jimbo48
join:2000-11-17
Hayward, CA
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| reply to NY Tel
Re: It is About time
Until EVERY home, apt or other living arrangements can be serviced/supplied with an internet connection that can support VOIP with the same quality of service, reliability and compatibility of POTS the POTS phone connections will be around. I have VOIP for a business line but it sucks most of the time because the miserable DSL service I get. VOIP will be a force (if not the de facto standard of delivery) to reckon with when reliable Internet service is actually available and not just the statistical reports created to mask the failures of the various Internet providers. When one has to reset their VOIP Router every day in order to receive calls, it doesn't generate warm "fuzzies" about the service being provided. In the big scheme of things I do agree with you; continued development of VOIP will eventually create a much different landscape for voice communications. |
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