[138159] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: What vexes VoIP users?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Cutler James R)
Mon Feb 28 16:34:28 2011
From: Cutler James R <james.cutler@consultant.com>
In-Reply-To: <4D6BE974.5060402@spectraaccess.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:33:04 -0500
To: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
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On Feb 28, 2011, at 1:29 PM, Bret Clark wrote:
> On 02/28/2011 01:17 PM, Leigh Porter wrote:
>>=20
>> VoIP at the last mile is just too niche at the moment. It's for =
people on this list, not my mother.
>>=20
>> --
>> Leigh
>>=20
>>=20
> Baloney...if that was the case, then all these ILEC's wouldn't be =
whining about POT's lines decreasing exponentially year over year!
>=20
I would suggest that the exponential decrease in POTS is driven by cell =
phones, not VOIP - I just get my cell phone from the store, any store, =
and use it, almost anywhere. It's just like my land line but without the =
wire tether. I get wireless without VOIP complications.
Of course, we could discuss Long Distance rates for land lines vs cell =
or Skype (VOIP for almost free). But that is really another discussion.
James R. Cutler
james.cutler@consultant.com
