[Eug-lug] Local dial tone providers - Qwest alternatives?

[larry price]

On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 09:56:37 -0800, Bob Miller <kbob at jogger-egg.com> wrote:
> larry price wrote:
> 
> > There are phones out there that do mode-switching, they act like cell
> > phones, out in the blue room, but when they detect an appropriately
> > configured 802.11 network they connect and tell the PBX to route their
> > calls over the internet.
> 
> Can you name one that interoperates with Verizon?
> 
No but Verizon does offer VOIP,
http://www22.verizon.com/ForYourHome/VOIP/VOIPHome.aspx

here is a DesignTechnica article describing some of the underlying
technology 
http://forums.designtechnica.com/archive/index.php/t-2963.html

The Blog entry that got me started
http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/voip/voip-blog/dual-mode-cellular-voip-.asp

I get the impression that as a technology it's still fresh and new,
not to mention which mobile telcos have 0 to no interest in promoting
this technology. SO if it's going to succeed it's going to be a
customer led market change rather than a provider led one.


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