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Phone lines have this solved. You don't need to be on ATT to call someone on ATT. I don't get what's the deal with the messaging platforms. I hope some regulati
by gerash 5y ago
Phone lines have this solved. You don't need to be on ATT to call someone on ATT. I don't get what's the deal with the messaging platforms. I hope some regulation forces interoperability.
- danuker 5y agoMeanwhile you can move to Matrix; it breaks into quite some walled gardens: https://matrix.org/bridges/ https://matrix.org/bridges/
- ta1234567890 5y agoSo interesting, it’s like the old times again. That website gave me a flashback to Trillian in the ICQ/AOL/Messenger days. Wow, just checked and they are still around.
- Al-Khwarizmi 5y agoInteresting, but it seems that in order to make it work, I have to know about various different types of "bridges", "plumbing", and whatnot. So, really, quite different from the simplicity of calling someone on a different phone network. Or at least the descriptions on the website make it seem that way. As someone rather busy that cannot spend a few hours configuring I'm not even going to download it...
- ptman 5y agoIt depends on the bridge. Some bridges you might use without being aware. E.g. a public open source room/channel that is bridged between matrix and libera.chat. You just use either IRC or Matrix and interact with other users without caring what protocol they use to access the room.
- rektide 5y ago> Phone lines have this solved. Never bring a hardware solution to a software problem. Communications should happen on the internet. Not on switched lines. Hard disagree with the proposal here that phone lines solve interoperability. Have you tried starting a phone company? How fun was that?