On 1/17/07, Paul Lussier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
"Ben Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > In fairness, the 911concerns (well, the real ones) are not about > *if* calls can go through, but whether calls will *always* go through, > and properly. I'm sure I don't need to tell you, Paul, about the > differences between "seems to work" and "trusted to always work". :) True. And my data sample is one call... But there was a public perception (I'm sure perpetrated by the tradition telcos) that VoIP-based systems are unreliable and they used the 911 service as a "well known example".
And in order to compete with the VoIP stuff, the phone companies are replacing the POTS, which has dumb terminals [phones] and an intelligent network with a new network (FiOS) with a dumb network and intelligent terminals. I'm sure the new networks are no where near as robust.
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