On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 15:40, you wrote: > > Well, that would be VOIP (voice over IP). Look for Skype, Vonage, > > Net2Phone and their ilk. > > 2 problems with that: > > 1) Reliability and versatility. Can you really call all numbers? POTS is > rock-solid.
I do need reliability, but I don't need to call all numbers- only the ones that interest me. > 2) You cross your fingers that your child never falls through a glass > door and you have to call 111. "Oh, won't someone please think of the children". Children will fall through glass doors regardless of the rate of uptake of VOIP. The solution to this problem is to replace the glass with safety glass. Anyway, I don't have a child, but I could call 111 on my mobile if my VOIP fails. > Btw skype may be popular but has serious privacy issues, though I can't > remember where the link is listing it up in detail. ...and a regular phone line is private how? > Getting rid of your pots and only keeping adsl is a moot point anyway, > as telescum will make damn sure you can't. I don't have a Telecom line. Telstra will sell me a cable connection and no phone. I think there is a problem of confusing the medium with the message. Practically there is no difference between using a VOIP phone and a POTS phone. Only the underlying mechanism differs. Andy
