Re: OT: ISP Security??

Mac wrote:

On Sun, 18 Jun 2006 10:46:03 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote:


On 18 Jun 2006 09:39:20 -0700, fpga_toys@xxxxxxxxx wrote:


Jim Thompson wrote:

Though I've had a hand in designing a WiFi repeater, I don't believe
in wireless, except for phones ;-)

With Voice over IP making strong market progress, even phones are
rapidly being subverted into less than secure portals. Consider that
many cell phones are also highly programable these days, besides the
VOIP gateways.

My oldest son uses Vonage. The quality SUCKS! And what happens when
the power goes off? Land lines run on batteries ;-)

...Jim Thompson


I even have one line-powered phone at my house.

Or do you mean that the telco's use batteries? I wouldn't know about that.

--Mac

Oh, yeah, the telcos have batteries, generators and you name it. If a CO can't survive without power for at least a couple of days, then something is majorly wrong.

Charlie
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