[Asterisk-Users] OT: DSL without voice

[Joe Greco]

> Joe Greco schrieb:
> 
> > Don't forget, you ought to have a conventional phone line for E911
> > purposes, including "what happens when a hurricane goes through and my ISP
> > becomes toast". VoIP is a neat technology but it lacks the resiliency of
> > the traditional phone system.
> 
> For this you can take your mobile. When my local company (T-Com) decides 
> to allow ADSL without a phone line I will take it. I've got my mobile 
> for cases of emergency.
> 
> And since in germany there is really no danger of a hurricane the 
> stability of the mobile nets should be sufficient. ;-)


I do think the thing that worries me about this trend is the unexpected
scenario.  Right now, we have a fairly high quality E911 system (dunno
about where you are) and people expect that they can dial "911" and the
right things happen.

So what if you've got some friends visiting your house and you have a heart
attack and no 911 on your POTS-via-VoIP?  Are they expected to know your 
cell phone's unlock code?  Are they required to bring their own cells as a 
prerequisite for visiting?  Or is it acceptable for them to have to go 
finding a neighbor who has a usable POTS phone?

I know it's *unlikely*, but emergencies always are.

I agree with your argument for non-emergency purposes:  the advent of good
cell phone service may mean the demise of many landlines, as cells may be
more practical for some users.

As early adopters, we may not have any good solutions, and that may in fact
be fine, as long as we know it.  It's just worth thinking about...

... JG
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