fatmanskinny
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join:2004-01-04
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|  I would consider VOIP but....
it is dependent on an internet connection for which mine (Comcast) has gone down quite a bit (has stabilized over the last month).
Comcast outage (VOIP depends on this) - many.
Telco POTS outage - none.
The argument of "oh, I can use my cell phone if my VOIP goes down" is not enough to sway me. Plus, if you lose power to your home, your phone will still work unless that goes down too. I'd rather stick with POTS.
Any questions?
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wwdubbia
join:2002-06-03
Clinton, NY
| I think those numbers have to be skewed.
Think about all of the revenue that the POTS providers have lost simply by the minutes and reciprical compensation that those VOIP users would have generated.
They have to have lost a relatively large amount of that revenue they say VOIP is taking less than 1 percent of.
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radarman
join:2005-06-01
Odenton, MD
| reply to fatmanskinny
Um, how would you know if your phone line died if you weren't using it? POTS outages aren't unheard of - just fairly rare.
I admit, POTS does have an advantage during an outage, which is why I keep a cheap, metered-rate Verizon line for emergencies, but not enough for me to use one as my primary phone.
I pay $27 for my unlimited Vonage account, and $14 (for a $6 line!) AFTER TAXES, for essentially all the benefits of both worlds. That's it - my phone bill, long distance et al, is $41 a month - and my wife uses a LOT of long distance.
Nope - I can't AFFORD to go back to pure POTS. |
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