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   On 8/19/2025 8:46 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Tue, 19 Aug 2025 08:55:42 -0400, InterLinked wrote:   
   >   
   >> I want quality long-distance service, not some cheap service that sounds   
   >> like VoIP.   
   >   
   > Surely it “sounds like VoIP” precisely because everybody’s backhaul   
   trunks   
   > are over VoIP now. Who is going to pay extra to have dedicated longhaul   
   > cables or microwave links that are only used for voice calls and nothing   
   > else? Nobody has the amount of voice traffic to justify that.   
      
   AT&T and Verizon/its subsidiaries seem to still have a decent TDM   
   footprint. Verizon doesn't use it for FiOS Digital Voice, which is all   
   IP, but they seem to still be using it for traditional long-distance.   
      
   I've tested some cheap long-distance services that are cheap precisely   
   because they're garbage quality (e.g. Excel, 5102), and can't even hold   
   a 300 baud modem connection without corruption. I don't have that   
   problem with Verizon Long Distance (6963). I've heard good things about   
   MCI and MCI Worldcom as well.   
      
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