Week 9 Reading Response- VoIP

            I agree with Valdes when he says that VoIP will replace the telephones we use today. The glitches the VoIP system is experiencing right now are only temporary, and as the internet increases in quality and reliability the VoIP system will become more attractive. None of the flaws are going to prove to be detrimental to this new technology. The issue of having no internet service when the power goes out will be remedied by how electric companies are constantly upgrading so these events can be avoided. I think the cable companies are going to try and quickly increase the quality of their services in order to attract customers. In the near future I think the speed and quality are going to be deciding factors for buys because they will be basing their decision on which company can provide them with the best connection to enable them to ‘talk’ over the internet.

            I am actually planning on using some sort of VoIP service while I am studying abroad next quarter, so I actually gained a lot of valuable information about how the whole process works by reading this. A lot of my friends who have gone abroad have used this service and they have all liked it. It is way better than having to pay $5 a minutes to call long distance back at home. This brings me to my next point, I foresee this technology having a huge impact on how often people communicate. Presently I think there is a huge price barrier that keeps people from communicating with friends and family who they would like to speak with. It is simply unrealistic to pay so much to talk to someone long distance. I personally will be calling home/talking through my computer way more often once I get this service than I would have without it. I think this is a positive effect. People naturally want to communicate and doing so will have positive effects on our societies well being. Once VoIP is heavily adopted we will see many positive shifts in the way people communicate.

Questions:

1. Why do you think that VoIP has not been more heavily adopted by users? What factors may be contributing to this?
2. How could they possibly fix the flaw of not being able to trace an address to the VoIP caller in an emergency?
3. Do you think as more people adopt this new technology we will see an increase in people “listening in” on conversations? How might VoIP make this practice either more or less common?

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Emerging Technology Powerpoint for Class

Here is the link to my powerpoint presentation on the Quantum Computer !

And here is the link for the original article on the computer!

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