Subj : Re: Dialup line for my BBS
To   : Nightfox
From : Adept
Date : Wed Apr 26 2023 13:31:36

 Ni> Yeah, it is a bit odd.  I wonder if it has something to do with the fact
 Ni> that it's a phone line using a phone number - Maybe someone along the
 Ni> line charges a fee for infrastructure for a phone number to work the way
 Ni> it does.

Yeah. No doubt it's something like that. But the difference between a phone number and an IP address, technically, is pretty minimal, these days.

But I know, at least with US stuff, there are a variety of regulations involving phone lines, that just aren't going to be there with an app.

And, if you're charging for the inter-country calling, I imagine you're unlikely to go, "Ya know, we'll just stop charging for this thing that doesn't cost us anything extra.", because, hey, if you can continue providing the service you always did, but it costs you way less to offer the service...

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