Voip teleophony - Anyone know Packet-8 or others?

[Paul Lussier]

Bill McGonigle <bill at bfccomputing.com> writes:

> The relentless criminal prosecution and legal harassment of hobbyists
> who buy satellite smartcard gear also makes this unattractive.
> There are some people who make a living selling systems which defeat
> the DRM on satellite signals, which is illegal, but at least DirectTV
> subpoenas entire customer lists from vendors and start sending the
> goons instead of adhering to some standard of evidence of illegal
> activity.  Grand, ain't it?

I'm wondering when the telcos are going to start going this route.
With the ability to build your own phone system and move over to a
completely VoIP solution without a major phone company in the middle
so simple and getting easier everyday, it's only a matter of time
before they turn to litigation-based profit maintenance.
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Seeya,
Paul