On Dec 15, 2007 6:06 PM, Michael Graves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When an Asterisk appliance and associated phones can compete with a > Panasonic KXTG-4000 (or similar) on terms including price, ease of use > & reliability....that's when Asterisk for every grandma, aunt, uncle & > counsins (who never finished high school) will be viable for the > broader home/residential market.
The other aspect of this question is that more and more, like computing in the cloud and storage in the cloud, VOIP in the cloud is taking over. How many people now have unlimited dialing on VOIP routers that have replaced phone lines for consumers, giving them similar flexibility? How many on this list have played with services like Grand Central or TringMe? What about these cell phone providers that give unlimited Wifi calling at anyone's home when they have the right router and hotspot? These and many other services are around the corner. Having hardware at home may become a thing of the past for the basic consumer. I love having asterisk in the office and playing with the dialplan, but for those who have no desire to play with technology, I see no future at all in hardware, other than better phones. _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users