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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>>Did DVD
players have to accommodate VHS tapes? Did VHS players have to<BR>>accept
beta? <BR><BR>>Why does VoIP have to deal with an accent protocol that can't
handle<BR>>lossy audio, nor irregular delays?<BR><BR>>Also why should we
be soo wasteful when fax machines need a 80K codec to<BR>>get the data across
IP, and the faster machines I see say 15 secs per<BR>>page. So why should we
send 1.2meg when 150k is fine? <BR><BR>>Also who says Fax should ever be
required on IP? My office has been<BR>>using VoIP for all voice traffic for
over a year now, but always left<BR>>the fax machine on a analog line. The
analog line was cheap enough to<BR>>not be a concern. <BR>>--
<BR>>Steven Critchfield <</FONT><A href="mailto:critch@basesys.com"><FONT
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>I'm fairly new
here and don't mean to be contentious. We all have different perspectives as to
what VOIP should be. My goal is to replace analog lines, not supplement them.
I'm talking residential installations. I don't think I can ask these folks to
leave their fax on an anolog line? I think that if we start deciding things for
the Customer, then VOIP will be seen as an elitist toy for digitally inclined,
instead of an acceptable alternative for the masses.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>No offense to
the anti-fax coalition.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Jeff</FONT></DIV>
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