Friday, November 12, 2004
I'm unclear about something. How are the phone companies still in business? Why would anyone in their right mind pay for plain old telephone service when you can get it for free calling using your computer (Skype), or for a fraction of the price using a regular phone (Vonage). I have Vonage, and except for the fact that I talk about it constantly, you would have no way of knowing that your call is not being sent the way Alex G. Bell devised. At the very least, everyone should have a VOIP phone for long distance and international. And please don't be one of those packet-haters who says, "What if I have to call 911 and the power is out?" Ok, the power goes out a few times a year, but do you have a cell phone? And how many times in your life have you called 911? Zero?
On a somewhat related note, I just learned the other day that a single strand of fiber optic cable can now transmit the equivalent of 33 million voice calls. Claude Shannon would be so proud.
(Attention all widows and orphans. Sell phone stocks.)
On a somewhat related note, I just learned the other day that a single strand of fiber optic cable can now transmit the equivalent of 33 million voice calls. Claude Shannon would be so proud.
(Attention all widows and orphans. Sell phone stocks.)
