On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 20:45:35 +0100, <Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

> On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 19:40:53 +0100, "Alan Foster" <nochance@all.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>> I know there are other options out there, but I have already spent quite
>> enough on what is after all an immature and less than totally reliable
>> service.

> To which provider are you are you attributing your above statement
> Alan they aren't all tarred with the same brush you know .


I am not tarring anyone - I stand by what is a true statement about VoIP
in general. I accept that there are some organisations that give better
service than others, and there are some that offer better cost
effectiveness. As with all technologies (mobile phones/broadband/DVD
recorders etc) it takes some time for the product to mature and costs to
stabilise to reasonable levels. The journey up to this point is not for
the feint-hearted, or those that are not willing to invest some time and
money without guarantee. This journey will only satisfy those who are
willing to accept that there is still a way to go, and who are happy to
make what positive contribution they can in order to help with the
development and adoption of the technology.


>> If anyone can catagorically state from personal
>> experience that it is a heap of junk that will never give me what I
>> want,
>> then I will still be grateful (and p***ed off), as at least I can feel
>> good about not wasting my time as well as my money!!

> This box of junk has you call it wasn't supplied by a German sip
> provider by any chance !.

Read again - I did not say it was a box of junk - nor indeed did I say it
was a heap of junk - I asked if anyone else could call it that from
personal experience!

Like most others on this newsgroup, I am only interested in
positive/qualified/intelligent contributions for the benefit of
like-minded people. I am too mature to join in your hate campaign. As
Thumper said: 'If you can't say something nice - don't say anything at
all'.

Fortunately, I see that there are several positive replies to my post so
if you will excuse me, I will move on to them now.

Alan.

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