[MLB-WIRELESS] [OT] Deal on home phones.

[Dean Collins]

Lol, come to the USA - FCC are cracking down on any isp that does
anything to hinder or block a port regardless of T&C's.

Basically it's a free for all here in the name of not stifling
innovation.

Cheers,
Dean


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au [mailto:owner-
> melbwireless at wireless.org.au] On Behalf Of Brenton D.
> Sent: Wednesday, 15 June 2005 5:16 AM
> To: rick; Steve Smithies
> Cc: melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] [OT] Deal on home phones.
> 
> optossnet?
> Like what i have, that block every known port that you want to use.
> 
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "rick" <mibz at optushome.com.au>
> To: "Steve Smithies" <steve42 at gmx.net>
> Cc: <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 6:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] [OT] Deal on home phones.
> 
> 
> > optus cable
> >
> > Steve Smithies wrote:
> >
> >>Gabrielle Harrison & Paul van den Bergen wrote:
> >>
> >>>personally I have been toying with the idea of switching over to
> >>>broadband  and getting a VOIP phone... anyone have an opinion on
that?
> >>>
> >>
> >>Unless you're thinking of cable or wireless broadband, I wish you
luck
> >>in finding an ISP that can provide you an ADSL connection without
having
> >>to pay Telstra $18/month for the copper line rental, with the basic
home
> >>phone package.
> >>
> >>I'd love to rent just the copper line, without having to pay for a
home
> >>phone I don't use, and then put that money towards my mobile, or
VoIP.
> >>
> >>It doesn't help, either, when some ISP's billing/login systems are
> >>linked to your phone number.
> >>
> >>The best I found, when I looked a year ago, was a 2nd tier (I think
> >>that's the term) provider, who quoted me something over $500/month
(of
> >>which $20 probably goes to Telstra anyway!)
> >>
> >>That rant aside, I've used PC to PC VoIP a little bit, and found it
to
> >>work really well - applications like Skype and Firefly are easy to
set
> >>up, use relatively little bandwidth, and have excellent audio
quality.
> >>Family friends have used VoIP for calling people in the UK, and are
very
> >>impressed with it.
> >>
> >>Steve.
> >>
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