[TriLUG] Slightly OT:Vonage vs. TWC Phone Service

[Ben Pitzer]

Under federal law, TWC is fully compliant with CALEA. All telecommunications
providers are required to comply.

-Ben Pitzer


On 08 Oct 2005 15:14:14 -0400, Jon Carnes <jonc at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>
> MUCH more secure than an ordinary POTS line.
>
> >From a network point of view, the only folks who can grab your packets
> are the folks on the host networks that pass your data (like TimeWarner
> or Vonage). You don't have much to worry about from TimeWarner's
> switched network as it is not setup to allow filtered capture of your
> specific packets.
>
> Vonage, on the other hand has to comply with CALEA and allow
> State/Federal officials (with proper warrants) to tap a conversation.
> The government is still working in the 19th century (as it pertains to
> Voice) and wants an analog feed off your VoIP server. Go figure.
>
> On Fri, 2005-10-07 at 19:56, wayy2be wrote:
> > How secure is Vonage, given its voip?
> >
> > --- Christopher L Merrill
> > <chris at webperformanceinc.com> wrote:
> >
> > > jonc wrote:
> > > > In these incidents the customer problems are most
> > > likely due to internet
> > > > connectivity problems. As we always tell our Soho
> > > customers:
> > > > If the network is good, it works like magic
> > > > If the network is bad, the results will be
> > > tragic...
> > > >
> > > > I'll wager that the happy TWC customer would be
> > > just as happy with
> > > > Vonage - since their connectivity is good. They
> > > might even be happier
> > >
> > > I'll pipe in here to point out that this is why TWC
> > > has the _potential_
> > > to provide a better customer experience - if the
> > > network is the problem,
> > > TWC can fix it. Vonage (or any other provider)
> > > cannot. Whether or not
> > > they realize that potential, I cannot comment on.
> > >
> > > BTW, we use FeatureTel here in our office.
> > >
> > > C
> > >
> > >
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