And has anyone considered what this will do to the network frabric? Do you think that those companies which host the network will continue to upgrade their routers, switches, backbones for free just to make sure they can handle the additional traffic that VoIP could generate if everyone switched?
Besides you realize that POTS has a 99.99% uptime, specifically for emergencies. I've read a lot of talk about batteries for your VoIP phones, UPS' and what not, but VoIP has a long way to go to match POTS. No I've never called 911 from my home but I'm not ready to give up that safety net yet for burgeoning technology. (I've called from my cell in the car twice, got through once so I've had experiences where I've had to call.)
Step one is okay but you've got step 2 and 3 wrong. It should be:
Step 1: 'accidentally' release old windows source
Step 2: Warn public of huge security issues
Step 3: Tell public thier only option is to upgrade to the new version of windows
Step 4: Profit!
I would imagine that you would spoof the IP address and MAC. Remember that it's a cable network, which means it's broadcasting to the network. If I understand correctly, there really shouldn't be any problems with two devices looking exactly the same on the network. Even if it's connection oriented, because each device will request a connection, when the connection replies are returned they will be sent to both devices (because it's broadcast), each device will ignore the other's request and only deal with their own.
On the one hand I applaud the business model but on the other hand it's still the RIAA who's limiting our multimedia experience here.
I'm tired of the price fixing and the DCMA and (by the way why have CD prices gone up when on every other music media the prices dropped?). And although I'm a Windows user I think I'll wait for the iTunes site to come out with their PC version. I just can't bring myself to buy something when it has all those Primary/Secondary (won't run on my home stereo system) restrictions.
But it's the model that music lovers have been waiting for and now 95% of the PC's can take advantage of what the Mac user's have had for a while now.
But it's the RIAA... I can't do it (must resist).
And on a different topic, do you think that if user's can download only the songs they like, artists will stop recording mediocre tracks and other crap just to fill an album?
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And has anyone considered what this will do to the network frabric? Do you think that those companies which host the network will continue to upgrade their routers, switches, backbones for free just to make sure they can handle the additional traffic that VoIP could generate if everyone switched?
Besides you realize that POTS has a 99.99% uptime, specifically for emergencies. I've read a lot of talk about batteries for your VoIP phones, UPS' and what not, but VoIP has a long way to go to match POTS. No I've never called 911 from my home but I'm not ready to give up that safety net yet for burgeoning technology. (I've called from my cell in the car twice, got through once so I've had experiences where I've had to call.)
Step one is okay but you've got step 2 and 3 wrong. It should be:
Step 1: 'accidentally' release old windows source
Step 2: Warn public of huge security issues
Step 3: Tell public thier only option is to upgrade to the new version of windows
Step 4: Profit!
I would imagine that you would spoof the IP address and MAC. Remember that it's a cable network, which means it's broadcasting to the network. If I understand correctly, there really shouldn't be any problems with two devices looking exactly the same on the network. Even if it's connection oriented, because each device will request a connection, when the connection replies are returned they will be sent to both devices (because it's broadcast), each device will ignore the other's request and only deal with their own.
On the one hand I applaud the business model but on the other hand it's still the RIAA who's limiting our multimedia experience here.
I'm tired of the price fixing and the DCMA and (by the way why have CD prices gone up when on every other music media the prices dropped?). And although I'm a Windows user I think I'll wait for the iTunes site to come out with their PC version. I just can't bring myself to buy something when it has all those Primary/Secondary (won't run on my home stereo system) restrictions.
But it's the model that music lovers have been waiting for and now 95% of the PC's can take advantage of what the Mac user's have had for a while now.
But it's the RIAA ... I can't do it (must resist).
And on a different topic, do you think that if user's can download only the songs they like, artists will stop recording mediocre tracks and other crap just to fill an album?