Our Transatlantic, transcontinental telephone system
Jules, our treasurer here at Bristol Wireless, is currently on holiday in the far west of the USA; he’s also gone there with one of our VoIP telephones, which is registered on our system as an extension phone for the system at our lab in Bristol.
This means the Bristol Wireless PABX telephone system is currently Transatlantic and transcontinental in extent – and Jules’ extension, presently in Albany in Oregon – is actually 4,900 miles away from the lab in Bristol.
Jules also points out that the quality of the link is excellent and it works wonderfully; it definitely did when he rang the lab yesterday afternoon.
In a recent email to your correspondent Jules points out that:
“…the fact that we have a transatlantic (and transcontinental indeed) phone extension, that works for free and has superb link quality may freak some people out who aren’t aware of such possibilities.”
Well folks, do you feel freaked out? Answers below in the comments please.
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Chief scribe
I think most people don’t realise the possibilities of voip. Of course there are also dangers, but like anything it can be managed.
Well I am pleased that someone has brought this up, because I personally have been using VOIP for ages now and it makes a whole lot more sense taking the laptop abroad, hooking it up to a local wi-fi service & using an existing service provider than paying the rip-off rates one still has to suffer when using a mobile phone. Good work guys and keep the good times going. As for the issue of danger it sure is better than carrying around a mobile phone in an unfamiliar place with all the risks that entails.