BBC to introduce VoIP to the masses

BBC2 have a programme next Thursday telling everyone about free calls
via VoIP (7pm).
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- And on Sat, 14 May 2005 02:40:06 +0100, it was spake thus in <> said in message Peter Pratten <>:

> BBC2 have a programme next Thursday telling everyone about free calls
> via VoIP (7pm).

Where'd you get that info ?

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Date: Thursday 19th May 2005
Time: 19:00 to 20:00
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>> BBC2 have a programme next Thursday telling everyone about free calls
>> via VoIP (7pm).
> Where'd you get that info ?

I think that you may be refering to the Money Programme on Friday at 7pm on
BBC2:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/listings...0_4224_3148_30

The Free Phone Call Revolution
Fri 20 May, 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm 30mins

Millions of people are discovering how to make free calls using their
computers. New businesses offering free call services are signing up
hundreds of thousands of users a day, and that's bad news for the giant
telecoms companies who face a revenue crisis.

The Money Programme investigates the new so-called Voice Over Internet
Protocol - or VOIP - revolution, and asks how the traditional phone
businesses will survive? BT is responding with a £10b investment programme,
and a range of new broadband services, but can it turn itself round fast
enough to cash in on the VOIP revolution, instead of being swept away by it?
[S]

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In article <>, Neil Stratford
<> writes
>>> BBC2 have a programme next Thursday telling everyone about free calls
>>> via VoIP (7pm).
>> Where'd you get that info ?
>
>I think that you may be refering to the Money Programme on Friday at 7pm on
>BBC2:

Apologies for giving the wrong day.
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Neil Stratford <> wrote:
> [...] BT is responding with a £10b investment programme, and a range
> of new broadband services, but can it turn itself round fast enough
> to cash in on the VOIP revolution, instead of being swept away by
> it? [S]

Of course BT will still remain in business. I don't see Skype laying
cables to my house any time soon.

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On 16 May 2005 09:05:14 GMT, (Peter
Corlett) wrote:

>I don't see Skype laying
>cables to my house any time soon.

or people wanting to have to have a PC to make phone calls.

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"Phil Thompson" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On 16 May 2005 09:05:14 GMT, (Peter
> Corlett) wrote:
>
>>I don't see Skype laying
>>cables to my house any time soon.
>
> or people wanting to have to have a PC to make phone calls.

You don't need a PC, you only need a broadband connection, which is fast
becoming the norm these days. Granted you need a cable of some sort unless
you have enough cash to go the satellite route, but it's possible if in a
cable area to have just the broadband and not the phone. Although as VoIP
in the UK doesn't (yet) support 999 service it's not advisable for the
moment.

Ivor

In message of Mon, 16 May 2005, Phil Thompson writes
>On 16 May 2005 09:05:14 GMT, (Peter
>Corlett) wrote:
>
>>I don't see Skype laying
>>cables to my house any time soon.
>
>or people wanting to have to have a PC to make phone calls.
>

Why should they want a PC to make phone calls

DF

On Mon, 16 May 2005 10:37:14 +0100, "Ivor Jones"
<> wrote:

>You don't need a PC

for Skype you do, which was the context of my reply. I hope the BBC
cover SIP services an not just Hype.

Phil
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Peter Corlett:
>Of course BT will still remain in business. I don't see Skype laying
>cables to my house any time soon.

Some day, and fairly soon, WIFI Max BB will be available in all built up
areas and you will have combined mobile / WIFI VoIP phone....
and you will not want to pay rental for that old rope, err, I mean wire !

I gave up both my BT lines two years ago.
Regards,
Martin