NY Tel
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join:2004-04-09
Smithtown, NY
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| 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.
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Dream Killer
Graveyard Shift
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join:2002-08-09
Forest Hills, NY
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| 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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@rogers.com | Re: What About Rotary Phones?? setup asterisk + zaptel cards and it can do it fine and dandy with rotary phones.. | |
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Elf Wizard
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join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ
| Re: What About Rotary Phones?? 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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supergirl
join:2007-03-20
Pensacola, FL
·Cox VOIP
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| 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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