I just wanted to share a phone call I got from Bell and the rather heavy handed scare tactics they used. I'm not questioning the arguments (not completely), just the sky is falling tatics..
After many years of Bell bloated bills, I recently switched my phone to another provider. That ran into issues, so I got fed up with the service and ended up switching to Rogers Home Phone. I can honestly say, no problemos so far. Of course, I'm expecting issues some day, but for now, I'm happy. Anyways, Bell likes to call me to convince me that I made a big mistake. How because of deregulation, they can now beat the competition's prices (too bad they didn't do it while I was a customer). About two minutes ago I was told the issues with Roger's Home Phone were as follows: 1. Because it is a shared cable connection, anyone can listen in on my conversation. 2. If I call 911, then I go to a switching station, that may or may not transfer properly to 911 or in a timely manner. As well, they will not know where I am calling from. I was a amused to hear this, so I let him explain it all to me. Then I started hinted a little that I was a little more technical than the average Joe. I started asking questions about e911 service and how it is that people could listen into my call, he got discouraged and quickly ended the call. Anyways, I was a little mad at the call and wonder what the reality is of his claims and other potential issues with Roger's Home Phone. I would think the phone packets are QOS and I would think there would be some level of security / encryption on those packets. I also doubt regulations would allow this to happen without going through a lot of troubles. But, I don't REALLY know. I think the biggest concern I have is the battery life on the phone line is fairly short, in case of an emergency (ala major blackout). Regards, Chuck --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
