Begin forwarded message:
From: "Bob Frankston" <bob37-2@bobf.frankston.com>
Date: March 11, 2008 10:36:35 AM EDT
To: <dave@farber.net>, "'ip'" <ip@v2.listbox.com>
Cc: <dewayne@warpspeed.com>
Subject: RE: [IP] VoIP competitors try to avoid spiting on their subscribers
Speaking of creating a problem and then wanting to be a hero for making it less bad. “Serious quality of service problems” – sounds suspiciously like Hush-a-Phone.
Are VoIP providers are going to be like Verizon was in deciding who gets short code? How is this different than email blocking? Sure I want control over who what rings my phone but this doesn't give me any control. This is another reminder that we are still dealing with phone companies no matter what technology they use. Note that VoIP companies don't allow direct calling to other VoIP company's subscribers. Instead they run all traffic through their switches creating an artificial constriction.
Why not give me the ability to decide what calls I want using my own software and choice of filtering services instead of letting them choose for me in order to solve a problem they created for themselves? But once we understand that why are we still pretending that the PSTN is other than a simulation over IP whose only purpose is to generate billable events?
-----Original Message-----
From: David Farber [mailto:dave@farber.net]
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 05:19
To: ip
Subject: [IP] VoIP competitors try to avoid spiting on their subscribers
From: David Farber [mailto:dave@farber.net]
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 05:19
To: ip
Subject: [IP] VoIP competitors try to avoid spiting on their subscribers
Begin forwarded message:
Date: March 10, 2008 3:15:56 PM EDT
To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <xyzzy@warpspeed.com>
Subject: [Dewayne-Net] VoIP competitors try to avoid spiting on their
subscribers
VoIP competitors try to avoid spiting on their subscribers
Telecompetitor.com
Welcome to the world of SPIT, op SPam over Internet Telephony. It’s
the latest craze for spammers and it’s causing headaches for VoIP
providers like Skype. SPIT is very analogous to SPAM, where VoIP
subscribers receive actual unsolicited telephone calls offering
typical SPAM type products like organ enlargement or weight loss
pitches. The difference with SPIT though is can be much more damaging
to a VoIP providers network because of the large bandwidth bottlenecks
it can create. If not kept in check, SPIT can cause serious quality of
service problems for VoIP providers, leading to a potential
competitive disadvantage.
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