VoIP Ushers in the Death of an Industry?

[Japher]

Eventually we'll have one service provider for our phone, cable/sat, and ISP. I know some already do, however. I have to pay for Cable, phone, and ISP. Eventually, I will kill the phone payment and just use my ISP for this, and in the not to distant future I will be able to kill my cable/sat provider and get the shows I want to watch over the internet as well.

All I am getting at is that service industries are starting to consolodate. With the advent of VoIP new Baby Bells will arive this time on the internet. They too will be absorbed by larger companies, and eventually, there we will be left with one or two big bells to reap the benefits of supplying us with both our internet and phone services.

Analysts always say that with the death of one industry comes the birth of another.

How far with this service consolodation go? And who will end up at the top? Is AT&T/Singular only struggling to stay alive by intering the wireless world? Is that the next wave, or are they doom to failure as their services are loosing demand?

[Whaleboy]

If they adapt, they'll survive. If they don't, they'll die. It's as simple as that. VoIP . I haven't used it because my connection sucks and I haven't got a mic, but very impressive stuff!

[Japher]

I have a buddy who has it. It works with his regular phone, his computer acts as his answering machine, and automatically call forwards all his calls to all his phones (cell, work, etc.).

[Whaleboy]

When I get a mic I'd see first if I can use it as a replacement for IM, still it's a free lunch

[Wezil]

One big company in charge of everything. Sounds fun.

[JimmyCracksCorn]

Originally posted by Wezil
One big company in charge of everything. Sounds fun.

Well thats essentially what we have already with Bell and Rogers.

[chequita guevara]

I have no phone service. I have cable, a cable modem, and VoIP. It costs the same as if I'd had phone service, long distace (or VoIP) and DSL. So obviously I get more value from the former. Of course, should the power go out, I've got no phone service, but that's what cell phones are for.

[Whoha]

Re: VoIP Ushers in the Death of an Industry?

Originally posted by Japher
Eventually we'll have one service provider for our phone, cable/sat, and ISP. I know some already do, however. I have to pay for Cable, phone, and ISP. Eventually, I will kill the phone payment and just use my ISP for this, and in the not to distant future I will be able to kill my cable/sat provider and get the shows I want to watch over the internet as well.

All I am getting at is that service industries are starting to consolodate. With the advent of VoIP new Baby Bells will arive this time on the internet. They too will be absorbed by larger companies, and eventually, there we will be left with one or two big bells to reap the benefits of supplying us with both our internet and phone services.

Analysts always say that with the death of one industry comes the birth of another.

How far with this service consolodation go? And who will end up at the top? Is AT&T/Singular only struggling to stay alive by intering the wireless world? Is that the next wave, or are they doom to failure as their services are loosing demand?

voIP isn't quite as reliable as land line yet, it is getting there though.

[pchang]

latency and network problems have caused m VoIP to get pretty scrambled from time to time.

[Agathon]

And the recording industry is doomed too.

It's a great time to be alive.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Agathon
And the recording industry is doomed too.

Death to a parasitic, annoying, arrogant middleman who rips off both sides.

[Fake Boris]

Voip offers suck in Canada, they'll barely save you a few bucks per month. What does it look like in America?

[Ted Striker]

<---- Saves $500 a year after switching from Verizon to Vonage VoIP.

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger




Death to a parasitic, annoying, arrogant middleman who rips off both sides.

Anti-semite.

[Fake Boris]

Originally posted by Ted Striker
<---- Saves $500 a year after switching from Verizon to Vonage VoIP.

You're calling too much girls in Eastern Europe.