I agree.
I didn't say consumers demanded better quality.
I jsut said that when people are discussing quality of VOIP, they use the
wrong criteria.
I can also argue that its not ALL about price. And the reason is people
don;t seem to have any problem paying their cell phone bill that on average
historically is much higher than their POTS phone bill. Its not uncommon
for people to get unexpected $300 cell phone bills, and they pay it without
a fuss.
So I'd argue mobility has a higher value than price or quality to most.
Tom DeReggi
RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc
IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] VoIP as a service offering - Skype, Yahoo, MS
I would almost buy this statement if it weren't for the fact that cell
phone call quality is horrible.
Add bluetooth headsets to the equation and windshear and I can't hear a
blessed word some people are saying.
And this has not stopped people from using cell phones.
Consumers switch to VoIP for 3 reasons: cheaper, cheaper, cheaper.
Regards,
Peter
Tom DeReggi wrote:
The problem that people make is they try to measure (put a rating on) the
call quality of a call, which is wrong.
The correct way to measure VOIP quality is to measure the percentage of
calls that can accomplish a defined level of quality.
The quality varies based on where it is made to. And provider have no way
to test to all possible destinations.
The advantage of telcos is that they can guarantee quality to more
locations predictably.
When I get a good VOIP link, it often is much better quality than my POTS
line (analog versus digital), its just not all VOIP calls meet that
quality.
Tom DeReggi
RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc
IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband
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