One More Reason Pure VoIP is Not The Way to Go

Source: smithonvoip.com

I do not really get a lot of sleep.

728-wind_local_weather___scull.embedded.prod_affiliate.50.jpgMost nights, I am lucky if I get six hours. So, imagine the cob webs I have this morning after being awoken this morning at about 4:30am (two hours after I feel asleep) to 75 mph winds and hail ripping through. Honestly, I thought my roof was a goner (actually only lost a few shingles). But this isn’t a sympathy post for me; it is another reminder of why VoIP is still not a pure-play solution for residential users.

You see with these winds and hail (yes, just yesterday it was sunny and 65 degrees out…go figure), knocked the power out for over 45,000, myself included in the area.

No power. No internet. No internet, no VoIP.

Lucky for me, I have a land line and a cellphone, but it is mornings like this that remind me that for residential users and businesses alike, VoIP is still not a reliable stand-alone solution.

Published on January 9th, 2008 under

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