Posted on Jun 24, 2016
Why are phone service providers against companies like iNum making use of the +883 and +888 global country code for international numbers?
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As of right now, many phone service providers either block it or make it expensive to use. Google has quietly announced Google Talk can communicate with iNum for free, but big name phone services are resisting.
http://www.inum.net/what-is-inum-2/
http://www.inum.net/what-is-inum-2/
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This sounds like it may be the future of voice communications. Where country and area codes are replaced by a universal number that is just a number. Problem is that country codes and area codes are good for the telecommunication industry. Charging for long distance and international calls keeps the cash flow going. So it is not really that big a surprise that there is resistance to a global number.
More practically, there are subtle but important differences between infrastructures depending on where you are globally. Having a single number tied to a single device that allows you to travel globally means building a device that can not just transit countries, but can transit infrastructure as well. I imagine that would be cost prohibitive (considering what they are already getting for a mobile device these days).
Maybe time to go backwards. Get john's phone, prepaid wireless, and keep a little black book.
http://www.johnsphones.com/store/item9
More practically, there are subtle but important differences between infrastructures depending on where you are globally. Having a single number tied to a single device that allows you to travel globally means building a device that can not just transit countries, but can transit infrastructure as well. I imagine that would be cost prohibitive (considering what they are already getting for a mobile device these days).
Maybe time to go backwards. Get john's phone, prepaid wireless, and keep a little black book.
http://www.johnsphones.com/store/item9
Store | John's Phone - The World's Simplest Cell Phone
This is not official John's Phones website. This website is just about simplest phones (John's Phone for example), Apple, Android and all not ordinary phone models (luxury/strange/extreme/special). Shop online at John’s Store - no phones for sale, just samples to look at. A trade name of Phone from the Supermarket BV, John’s Phone is designed by John Doe Amsterdam and manufactured in China.
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Okay, I'll bite. How did you come across this ? Why are you sharing this? Why can I imagine you owning one of these ?
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PO3 Steven Sherrill
SGT (Join to see) - I actually came across this when I was looking for a new phone for my daughter. I have already told her that if she wants a new upgrade, she buys it. If I get her a new phone, it will be one of these. Piece of mind parent style.
As for me owning one of these, I have thought about it. A simple phone, no frills, make calls, see who is calling, no big glass screen to crack. The idea of simplifying life is really starting to be more appealing every day.
As for me owning one of these, I have thought about it. A simple phone, no frills, make calls, see who is calling, no big glass screen to crack. The idea of simplifying life is really starting to be more appealing every day.
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PO3 Steven Sherrill - I agree with you, there.The more security becomes an issue, the more I want to make drastic changes to my lifestyle. I don't need to be able to access the internet 24/7.
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Right ? But I'll be damned if I make Google Voice my primary means of telecommunications. I won't even start with Skype. Tracfone sounds like a better option day by day.
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SN Greg Wright - "Monopoly", "Big Data", "Options", "Less beaten trails", "Resistant to Bandwagons".
I'm not knocking the service. I just like knowing of alternative options. It's part of the Open Source way. In my mind, it's survival. It's never simply accepting the Plan A.
I'm not knocking the service. I just like knowing of alternative options. It's part of the Open Source way. In my mind, it's survival. It's never simply accepting the Plan A.
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If this service had to pay taxes and inter connect fees they could not offer the service. They don't guarantee a level of service, you get what you pay for.
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Are you saying it will be crap because it's free or am I misunderstanding your first comment?
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LTC John Shaw - Do you mean porting their number to the 883 or 888 global country code or to a different service provider ?
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