30 Dec
2015
30 Dec
'15
10:39 a.m.
On 12/30/15 10:12 AM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
I read an article recently that in the US, only 8 percent of the
population relies on POTS exclusively. Currently, I'm waiting for
more upstream capacity before I can get 20Mbps DSL--right now, I'm
existing on 1.5Mbps, but the local telco did send me a VDSL2 modem
free of charge. When that happens, I'm dropping POTS service as it's
just not worth the monthly fees and taxes. Dry loop after that.
All of this has me wondering how long it's going to be before POTS
completely disappears from the infrastructure. I've been
experimenting with one of the Obihai VoIP boxes and have been
pleasantly surprised at the quality. I haven't tried yet to see if
the 554 rotary dial wall phones in my garage and shop will still
work. They were installed in 1980--so that ties this in with the
subject material.
We just dropped our POTS service last month. Our phone now is an OOMA
VoIP Office system to get the features we wanted/needed. I haven't
tried any rotary dial phones on it since I don't have any.
Where I'm at, I can't get DSL. Right now I'm dependent upon a dedicated
microwave link to my iSP. I'm getting between 20-35Mb/s symmetric (used
to be 10Mb/s but it looks like they upgraded the link recently). I'm
paying $$$'s but since I work from home I need the bandwidth (I'm
currently using about 800GB/mo). I had to put in a point-to-point WiFi
link to get internet to the house from my shop (where the microwave dish
is).
TTFN - Guy