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> When the internet goes down, why aren't people simply just sending faxes? My phones are 1) a VOIPphone, and 2) a mobile device. The former relies on the inte
by denton-scratch 3y ago
> When the internet goes down, why aren't people simply just sending faxes?
My phones are 1) a VOIPphone, and 2) a mobile device. The former relies on the internet; the latter can't send a FAX. PSTN is 90's technology, fewer and fewer people have a PSTN line.
- theonlybutlet 3y agoSo you kept up with the times. Good for you haha. I'm guessing there was some efficiency, simplicity in not going out and getting a PTSN line. Much like remote work, same results whilst cutting out inefficient offices and convoluted commutes.
- denton-scratch 3y ago> some efficiency, simplicity in not going out and getting a PTSN line. Yup - it was much cheaper, my previous phone connection was from a cable company, and I already had internet. And as it turns out, VOIP seems to be more reliable than PSTN. And my (boutique) ISP specializes in VOIP. I wouldn't have even bothered with VOIP, and just relied on mobile telephony; but I don't trust mobile providers, and I wanted a landline-style local phone-number.