On 2023-09-07 10:35, Karen Lewellen wrote:
may I ask what method of suicide will be best then? From what you say, in spite of the aquired brain injury I currently experience, and its medical documentation, my being able to use analog phone service until less than a year ago, and the like, my body is too much trouble to keep alive, no longer can communicate with the outside world safely, do my job, etc without the seizures all VOIp services cause me..with tests to support this. Seems like a fine time to go according to you, since according to you, I cannot achieve what I have done just fine, even with the physical resources for it here in my house, or existing analog customers being around
First off, I cannot comment on your health issues. However, I can comment on telecom issues, having worked in the field for over half a century. The world is moving to IP for just about everything and that over fibre. Carriers, such as Bell or Rogers, run fibre out into the community, in some cases converting to copper in the neighbourhood and more and more often directly in the consumer's home or office. Second, I first came across digital audio, for phone service in 1975 and it's been growing ever since. A bit about me, I started working in telecom in 1972. I spent 23 years working for CN Telecommunications, CNCP and Unitel, as the company ownership changed. Most of that time I worked as a technician, but for my last 5 years, I was in planning, where I planned the installation of telecom equipment, both in the office at 151 Front St. W. as well as customer sites in downtown Toronto. Even back then, everything I worked on was 100% digital. That was almost 30 years ago. Since then, my work has been largely services provided over IP, including voice. It been years since I've seen voice provided over anything other than IP. Even some of the old Time Division Multiplex (TDM) services were emulated over IP. As someone with all that experience, I cannot conceive of anything that would contribute to your issues, other than possibly getting a CODEC that tries to minimize bandwidth to the point that it causes noticeable distortion. With the bandwidth available now, there's no reason for such CODECs to be used. Regardless, I wouldn't be surprised if Bell is unable to provide what you want. I know Rogers can't. Even if Bell were able to provide it, your calls would be analog only as far as their office, if that far. Everything beyond would be digital, likely over IP.