dslrus
join:2008-01-03
Saint Paul, MN | VOIP Not there yet! Lets face facts, the way VOIP is currently deployed over a best effort network (Internet) it is too confusing and technical for the common user. It does have a couple cool features and is a little cheaper than a phone line but for a standard consumer I don't think it warrants a mass change over.
Of course the cable companies and VOIP providers don't think its dead, its all they've got to compete for voice.
For anyone who has had VOIP and a problem with VOIP I bet the experience was not pleasant, VOIP provider blaming ISP, ISP blaming peering, etc, etc. Hooking up and configuring equipment, opening firewalls, prioritizing packets on your router, installing battery backup in case of power loss, your internet is down and no phone........
When you compare it to a Plain Old Telephone you hook up and it just works, that will be pretty tough to beat. |
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jallesPremium
join:2006-10-22
State College, PA | Not only is all of that difficult, some things don't work (particularly for business, even SOHO).
On Comcast Digital Voice (CDV) Try:
 Fax Machine
Credit Card Terminal
Postage Machine w/ dial-up replenish
Then, there are too many places that 120 VAC power can be lost, without much hope of a generator in case of a disaster.
Your best bet is diversity - multiple carriers, multiple cables. You will enjoy a cost reduction by averaging. |
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| Maybe Comcast can't handle fax machines, but Digital Phone from Atlantic Broadband does. I just sent a fax today to one of their customers in Miami and had no problem.
What's Comcast doing wrong?
NetLarry |
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jallesPremium
join:2006-10-22
State College, PA | reply to jalles
Oh yeah -
I am not even sure about alarm reporting to a central station for fire alarm, security systems.
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