Comments on: The Telcos continue their battle against VoIP! Will they win the battle but lose the war?! http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/05/06/the-telocs-continue-their-war-against-voip/ General interest observations and true web-log. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:19:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ghm101 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/05/06/the-telocs-continue-their-war-against-voip/comment-page-1/#comment-620617 ghm101 Mon, 07 May 2007 18:34:57 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=11261#comment-620617 Pfkad, I have used skypeout to call landlines in Australia from England for about 3 years. Pretty cheap but I can still call me mum & others who don't have either a computer or broadband. Outside the US Vonage is peripheral. Pfkad, I have used skypeout to call landlines in Australia from England for about 3 years.

Pretty cheap but I can still call me mum & others who don’t have either a computer or broadband. Outside the US Vonage is peripheral.

]]> By: Pfkad http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/05/06/the-telocs-continue-their-war-against-voip/comment-page-1/#comment-620082 Pfkad Mon, 07 May 2007 13:52:59 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=11261#comment-620082 Skype and Gtalk are fine as long as you don't need to call anybody who doesn't have internet. For me, Vonage is great because, while not free, it's pretty cheap and I can call my mother, my aunt and my in-laws, none of whom have a computer. Skype and Gtalk are fine as long as you don’t need to call anybody who doesn’t have internet. For me, Vonage is great because, while not free, it’s pretty cheap and I can call my mother, my aunt and my in-laws, none of whom have a computer.

]]> By: George of the city http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/05/06/the-telocs-continue-their-war-against-voip/comment-page-1/#comment-619817 George of the city Mon, 07 May 2007 05:48:06 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=11261#comment-619817 Every 911 has a local # also. It can usualy be found in your phone book under central dispatch. calling this # will get you the same person as 911. just program this # in your cell for your home town emergancy #. Every 911 has a local # also. It can usualy be found in your phone book under central dispatch. calling this # will get you the same person as 911. just program this # in your cell for your home town emergancy #.

]]> By: ECA http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/05/06/the-telocs-continue-their-war-against-voip/comment-page-1/#comment-619396 ECA Sun, 06 May 2007 17:00:41 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=11261#comment-619396 The key is COST... The Big telco's DONT wnt to change anything if its going to cost money, and it will. They are being forced to Drop prices, and upgrade the system. They will set their Lawyers ontot he world, of the USA and see who they can scare off, or intimidate. those on top dont want a DENT in their pay checks, and they Cant raise prices and be competitive.(already gone up 1/3 in the last 8 years). They dont want to fix something IF they dont need/have to, and will force us to use what is Given to us to USE. Its the same with many companies.. The key is COST…
The Big telco’s DONT wnt to change anything if its going to cost money, and it will. They are being forced to Drop prices, and upgrade the system.
They will set their Lawyers ontot he world, of the USA and see who they can scare off, or intimidate.
those on top dont want a DENT in their pay checks, and they Cant raise prices and be competitive.(already gone up 1/3 in the last 8 years).
They dont want to fix something IF they dont need/have to, and will force us to use what is Given to us to USE.

Its the same with many companies..

]]> By: MikeN http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/05/06/the-telocs-continue-their-war-against-voip/comment-page-1/#comment-619389 MikeN Sun, 06 May 2007 16:53:15 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=11261#comment-619389 I don't know why anyone would buy VOIP. Why take away all those jobs from local workers just to save a few dollars? I don’t know why anyone would buy VOIP. Why take away all those jobs from local workers just to save a few dollars?

]]> By: rantsh http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/05/06/the-telocs-continue-their-war-against-voip/comment-page-1/#comment-619381 rantsh Sun, 06 May 2007 16:19:54 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=11261#comment-619381 I work for a VoIP company (<a href='http://www.vivophone.com' rel="nofollow">VIVOphone</a>) and to be honest, as much as I don't worry so much for VoIP dying (I don't think Telcos can kill them all) I worry on the fact that they will shut down some of these companies to establish a point. Specially smaller companies who can't afford big lawyers for these kind of pointless lawsuits. I believe there's enough market for both regular phone companies and VoIP companies, Why can't we be friends? (HAHAHAHA =D ) I work for a VoIP company (VIVOphone) and to be honest, as much as I don’t worry so much for VoIP dying (I don’t think Telcos can kill them all) I worry on the fact that they will shut down some of these companies to establish a point. Specially smaller companies who can’t afford big lawyers for these kind of pointless lawsuits.

I believe there’s enough market for both regular phone companies and VoIP companies, Why can’t we be friends? (HAHAHAHA =D )

]]> By: BubbaRay http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/05/06/the-telocs-continue-their-war-against-voip/comment-page-1/#comment-619359 BubbaRay Sun, 06 May 2007 15:50:33 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=11261#comment-619359 SN, did you mean Telcos instead of Telocs? Perhaps I'm behind times. <b>T-Mobile And Apple prepare for Wi-Fi cell phone battle:</b> "The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that T-Mobile is planning a national launch of Wi-Fi-equipped mobile phones as early as mid-June." http://www.crn.com.au/story.aspx?CIID=80088&src=site-marq <b>Cell Wireless Launches Wi-Fi Cell VoIP Phone</b> http://tinyurl.com/2gq2ew This stuff has been floating around since 2004. Maybe someone is serious about it now. SN, did you mean Telcos instead of Telocs? Perhaps I’m behind times.

T-Mobile And Apple prepare for Wi-Fi cell phone battle:
“The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that T-Mobile is planning a national launch of Wi-Fi-equipped mobile phones as early as mid-June.”

http://www.crn.com.au/story.aspx?CIID=80088&src=site-marq

Cell Wireless Launches Wi-Fi Cell VoIP Phone
http://tinyurl.com/2gq2ew

This stuff has been floating around since 2004. Maybe someone is serious about it now.

]]> By: Eideard http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/05/06/the-telocs-continue-their-war-against-voip/comment-page-1/#comment-619358 Eideard Sun, 06 May 2007 15:49:23 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=11261#comment-619358 Skype still has the toughest encryption - if you care about privacy. Skype still has the toughest encryption – if you care about privacy.

]]> By: ghm101 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/05/06/the-telocs-continue-their-war-against-voip/comment-page-1/#comment-619229 ghm101 Sun, 06 May 2007 12:36:05 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=11261#comment-619229 We just put a Asterisk, open source, phone system into our office (about 50 extensions), It does the SIP thing, thei IAX thing and the POTS thing, all in one. you can have soft phones or hardphones anywhere you have decent internet all just as extensions of the office. I know the next version of Asterisk is supposed to work with Gtalk. as a softphone client. This voip creature will not be going back in any telcos cage., We just put a Asterisk, open source, phone system into our office (about 50 extensions),

It does the SIP thing, thei IAX thing and the POTS thing, all in one.

you can have soft phones or hardphones anywhere you have decent internet all just as extensions of the office.

I know the next version of Asterisk is supposed to work with Gtalk. as a softphone client.

This voip creature will not be going back in any telcos cage.,

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