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Re: Why is VOIP Getting Hot Now?

Tony P. (kd1s@nospamplease.cox.reallynospam.net)
Wed, 28 Sep 2005 18:39:41 -0400

In article <telecom24.439.7@telecom-digest.org>,
jbradshaw777@yahoo.com says:

> Hi,

> I am looking for some insight on this VOIP thing. Why is it, seems to
> me, getting hot now? This thing has been around for many years (I
> remember using Internet Telephony application almost a decade ago),
> why is it getting hot now? why does it take so long for it to get some
> tracking? Is there anything different now that makes it more
> appealing than a decade ago?

Because those of us who are VoIP evangelists finally got the message
out. I've made a half dozen referrals to Vonage in my office and
that's in the last couple of months.

When people are paying $45 for basic local loop and find out I'm
paying $27 (That includes the damned tax!) and getting unlimited
local/ld, plus CLID, three way, call-waiting and voice mail they tend
to start looking at Verizon as a bad company. Granted, Verizon is a
bad company and I'll do anything I can to drive the last nail into
their tariff ridden coffin.

In article <telecom24.441.11@telecom-digest.org>, JoeOfSeattle@yahoo.com
says:

> On 27 Sep 2005 10:53:32 -0700, John <jbradshaw777@yahoo.com> wrote:

>> I am looking for some insight on this VOIP thing. Why is it, seems to
>> me, getting hot now? This thing has been around for many years (I
>> remember using Internet Telephony application almost a decade ago),
>> why is it getting hot now?

> Likely because the technology has improved enough that people are
> using it on a regular basis.

>> why does it take so long for it to get some
>> tracking? Is there anything different now that makes it more
>> appealing than a decade ago?

> Sure. It works better than it did a decade ago. Also, it's popular
> now because of the perceived value as compared to pricing for regular
> wireline service.

In my case it was $88 a month to Verizon vs. $27 a month to
Vonage. Big difference. It's the only thing that hasn't inflated in
the last year or two.

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