February 11, 2004

VOIP

I read the following article on the Colonel's page.

My first experience with broadband was a cable modem from Cox Cable in Memphis, TN January of 2000. I was extremly impressed. I think I was the only person in the building that had one so my download speeds did not suffer the backlog some other cable users had described.

I was looking for a different apartment at the end of 2000. Memphis was going through a warehouse renevating boom and I found a nice studio loft in an old factory that would have been available in the first part of 2001. The neat thing about it was Cox was using the buliding as a testing site for their "Telephony" services. The building was wired for broadband cable, which was going to deliver Voice of IP and movies on demand. I was transferred to Denmark so never ended up trying the services.

I agree that the first company to get it all done for 85-100 per month will be a huge winner. I currently pay 90 for my cable/internet, 60 for two cells, 25 for phone, and about 60 a month in long distances. Vonage is a close option and will be looking into them now that they offer Canada in their service

Posted by srivinus at February 11, 2004 08:17 AM
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