Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!reader5.news.weretis.net!news.solani.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Richmond Newsgroups: uk.telecom,uk.telecom.voip Subject: Re: Interconnection with POTS Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:49:06 +0000 Organization: Frantic Message-ID: <827bscwpd9.fsf@example.com> References: <82v7g2uk0q.fsf@example.com> <82ms1eugqr.fsf@example.com> <10ml102$1kgul$1@dont-email.me> <10mlvmo$1hfpc$4@dont-email.me> <10mo38f$2l38u$1@dont-email.me> <82cy28uyuy.fsf@example.com> <10mvi0f$11sl6$1@dont-email.me> <82bjhowrqs.fsf@example.com> <10mvk6o$12ouj$1@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: solani.org; logging-data="331293"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@news.solani.org" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Cancel-Lock: sha1:TDjNtPC0wkOyc+3HlBrdPjWaKEs= sha1:T9otzB/40ZHr9tmlkwheeWL5MEw= X-User-ID: eJwFwQkBwDAIA0BLpUBI5TAe/xJ25wpBhcFhvr4dk3zTfRrr108LWSanwOFHqpjurconsZM/Jp8Rbg== Xref: csiph.com uk.telecom:38953 uk.telecom.voip:9176 Mark Carver writes: > On 16/02/2026 16:57, Richmond wrote: >> Mark Carver writes: >> >>> On 13/02/2026 21:17, Richmond wrote: >>>> David Wade writes: >>>> >>>>>> specialise dinfrastructure to be maintained. Increasing numbers of >>>>>> people (me included) have ditched land lines, since mobile phones >>>>>> do the job better. Those who want to retain a service equivalent >>>>>> to POTS can use VoIP, which uses the same infrastructure as >>>>>> everything else that moves our data around. >>>>> >>>>> So true, why would any one want a phone that only works when plugged >>>>> in to a wall socket... >>>>> >>>> Because you can have a mobile phone aswell, but the landline is >>>> better, because mobile phones are crap. >>> >>> Yes, you're right, they've been a total and utter consumer failure, so >>> few people worldwide bother with one. >> What you've done there is distorted what I said into something else, >> and >> then responding to that. >> I can have an opinion about mobile phones which is different from >> yours. I base my opinion on my own experience of the quality of mobile >> phone calls. > > I've distorted nothing, you stated, quote "mobile phones are crap", > it's there above in black and white !. > > What you should have said is mobile phones, in your house, are crap, YMMV You've equated 'crap' with not a commercial success. You'll be telling me Windows isn't crap next.