http://www.markevanstech.com/2006/04/04/hassle-free-voip/ Insight and Analysis from North of the Border Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:33:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.markevanstech.com/2006/04/04/hassle-free-voip/#comment-1303 Aaron Wed, 05 Apr 2006 20:22:34 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=1430#comment-1303 VoIP is also a pain for some home and business security systems. I used to follow this blog just for VoIP news but now I prefer the other topics as I'm not impressed by the quality I've seen to date. Price is right, and maybe the traditional guys will one day lower the price a bit. VoIP is also a pain for some home and business security systems.
I used to follow this blog just for VoIP news but now I prefer the other topics as I'm not impressed by the quality I've seen to date. Price is right, and maybe the traditional guys will one day lower the price a bit.

]]> http://www.markevanstech.com/2006/04/04/hassle-free-voip/#comment-1302 Anonymous Wed, 05 Apr 2006 19:20:08 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=1430#comment-1302 Both Mark and Tim seem to suggest that VoIP is required to deliver voice mail via email. Certainly you must grant that it is not difficult at all for a hosted voice mail service provider to offer this service. Also PhoneGnome has demonstrated that a CPE is capable of doing it as well. One can analogously fabricate an answering machine that has only traditional phone interface, but can forward a new voice mail as an outgoing email. As I have claimed before, I have not seen a single feature that "requires" VoIP, save the place shifting that Tim talked about. Indeed the service offerings from Bell, Primus and Covad loudly proclaim that no new features/services can be derived because the voice has been packetized. Both Mark and Tim seem to suggest that VoIP is required to deliver voice mail via email. Certainly you must grant that it is not difficult at all for a hosted voice mail service provider to offer this service. Also PhoneGnome has demonstrated that a CPE is capable of doing it as well. One can analogously fabricate an answering machine that has only traditional phone interface, but can forward a new voice mail as an outgoing email. As I have claimed before, I have not seen a single feature that “requires” VoIP, save the place shifting that Tim talked about.
Indeed the service offerings from Bell, Primus and Covad loudly proclaim that no new features/services can be derived because the voice has been packetized.

]]> http://www.markevanstech.com/2006/04/04/hassle-free-voip/#comment-1301 Tim A Tue, 04 Apr 2006 19:26:13 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=1430#comment-1301 Mark, what are the "rich features" of VoIP you are refering to? I don't see any advantage (other than price) of having VoIP at home especially if you are not in control of your ATA. The only additional feature you might get is voicemail to email. Alternatively I can take my ATA and plug it into any network anywhere in the world and still have my phone number. How would I do that if my ATA is located at the central office? As a more advanced user I'd rather be in complete control of my ATA so that I can provide whatever features I want using a system like Asterisk (which I do). Hence the reason I'm with one of the very few providers in Canada that allow one to use their own ATA equipment. Mark, what are the “rich features” of VoIP you are refering to? I don't see any advantage (other than price) of having VoIP at home especially if you are not in control of your ATA. The only additional feature you might get is voicemail to email. Alternatively I can take my ATA and plug it into any network anywhere in the world and still have my phone number. How would I do that if my ATA is located at the central office?
As a more advanced user I'd rather be in complete control of my ATA so that I can provide whatever features I want using a system like Asterisk (which I do). Hence the reason I'm with one of the very few providers in Canada that allow one to use their own ATA equipment.

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