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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=608262303-15122003>It's
just my lowly opinion but I too must agree when it comes to the consumer/soho (1
to 3 line) markets. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=608262303-15122003>CAUTION!!, DANGER!! Marketing Hat
On!!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=608262303-15122003>Vonage, the most "visible" marketer of a voip consumer
product must also agree. Vontage offers an ip "fax line".
using cisco's ata. Vontage must see some good reason for doing so. (I
assume it's h.323). A&T, MCI and Time Warner will be competing directly
against Vonage when they introduce their consumer voip products. I'd bet
they too will be offering an ip fax line.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=608262303-15122003>Odds
are you will be competing against them too. If I was vonage I'd be telling
the world how important a ip fax line was :-)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=608262303-15122003>Second, the residential/soho market almost demands
replacement of analog with voip. It's almost impossible to justify the roi
unless you do.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=608262303-15122003>Marketing Hat Off</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=608262303-15122003>John
Breeden</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=608262303-15122003>Hawaii</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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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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