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AT&T Migrating Phone Network to IP

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the keeping-up-with-the-jones dept.

prostoalex writes "Following the lead of Sprint and Telus, who are moving their telephone networks to IP, AT&T will spend $3 billion to migrate to an IP-based network. By the end of 2005 about 270 legacy systems will be retired." The article also notes how the current ratio of packet traffic to voice is already 8:1.

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  1. You know by loraksus · · Score: 5, Funny

    I . . . loveusin. . . gIPtelephony. . . . Lagis . . . notreallyanissue.

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  2. Things can evolve by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 4, Funny

    The article also notes how the current ratio of packet traffic to voice is already 8:1

    The day the RIAA will be such a threat to peaceful P2P that people will start reading aloud file hex printouts byte by byte over the phone to share data, I think the trend will reverse. But I might be wrong ...

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  3. an easier way by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    i've found a much easier way to do this. just set up the text-to-speech component of your favorite IM program. now all my friends sound like stephen hawking!!! : p

  4. Phreaking by Pro_Piracy_Guy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does this mean I am going to have to adjust the frequency of my Kaptain Krunch whisle when I use the pay phone?

  5. Dialup Users by jasontwarnock · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hmm, I wonder what this will do to dialup users. TCP/IP over PPP over VOIP.

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  6. Oh, great. by AJWM · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now when the next sobig.f or whatever hits, we'll lose the phone service as well as the electicity.

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  7. Good!! by moehoward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I, for one, welcome our new packet-based overlords.

    Now. About this encryption thing...

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  8. A=1/V=8 by Citizen+of+Earth · · Score: 2, Funny

    The article also notes how the current ratio of packet traffic to voice is already 8:1.

    That's because video porn takes so much more bandwidth than audio porn.

  9. Re:Skype by suss · · Score: 2, Funny

    CNET has posted a Sept 11 newsmakers interview with Kazaa's Janus Friis promoting his P2P telephony app, Skype

    Hmm, i wonder if we can expect spyware/gator crap with that...

    "Hi, mom, i'm ready to move, i'll just have to call *[WHEN-U]* to ask them when they'll be here"

    "But i thought you were going to use U-HAUL?"

    "That's what' i said, *[WHEN-U]*!"

    "aaaaaaarghhh!!!"