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Hey leew,<br />
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Thanks. &nbsp;I live in LA and know this issue of the power going down and yes I could still use the phone, but with that said I could still use my cell phone as well. &nbsp;But not to say in an earthquake that that would still be the case. &nbsp;I am not using my phone for any data calls. &nbsp;My main goal is to save some money. &nbsp;60+ for just the phone is getting to be a little much. &nbsp;You have given me some things to consider.<br />
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Gabicus<br />

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Hey leew,

Thanks.  I live in LA and know this issue of the power going down and yes I could still use the phone, but with that said I could still use my cell phone as well.  But not to say in an earthquake that that would still be the case.  I am not using my phone for any data calls.  My main goal is to save some money.  60+ for just the phone is getting to be a little much.  You have given me some things to consider.

Gabicus


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I have a deticated DSL that I am thinking of adding VOIP. &nbsp;What I would like to know is what are the downsides to moving from phone line to VOIP if any?<br />
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Thanks
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I have a deticated DSL that I am thinking of adding VOIP.  What I would like to know is what are the downsides to moving from phone line to VOIP if any?

Thanks

Downsides to VOIP.

The term broadband commonly refers to high-speed Internet access that is always on and faster than the traditional dial-up access. Broadband includes several high-speed transmission technologies such as digital subscriber line (DSL), cable, fiber optics, wireless (for which there is a separate topic), satellite and broadband over powerlines (BPL).

Broadband

Voice over IP (VoIP) is a methodology and group of technologies for the delivery of voice communications and multimedia sessions over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, such as the Internet. Other terms commonly associated with VoIP are IP telephony, Internet telephony, broadband telephony, and broadband phone service. The term specifically refers to the provisioning of communications services (voice, fax, SMS, voice-messaging) over the public Internet, rather than via the public switched telephone network (PSTN).  Examples of the VoIP protocols are H.323, Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP), Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), H.248 (also known as Media Gateway Control (Megaco)), Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP), Real-time Transport Control Protocol (RTCP), Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP), Session Description Protocol (SDP), and Inter-Asterisk eXchange (IAX).