Re: PSTN address expansion

[Jack Bates <jbates () brightok net>]

On 2/11/2011 9:54 PM, Jay Ashworth wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jack Bates"<jbates () brightok net>
> > On 2/11/2011 9:31 PM, Owen DeLong wrote:
> > > If you want to compare masses, IPv4 = 7 liters of water.
> > > IPv6 = EARTH, including all rocks, trees, oceans, lakes, puddles,
> > >         etc.
> > Was trying to explain things to a telco VP today. Finally settled on,
> >
> > "The Internet is out of 10 digit phone numbers. We're upgrading to 40
> > digit phone numbers. Unfortunately, the two can't dial each other
> > directly."
> http://www.lincmad.com/future.html

Bah, I substitute your short sighted 12 digits with 40 digit dialing! 
However, because the numbers are too long to remember, you only have to 
speak or type in the name of someone you want to call, and 15 digits can 
be assigned to every household or business site, and the phones will 
automatically number themselves, so if you plug your phone in somewhere 
else, only the first 25 digits change.

Jack (hmm, I think the VP will be giving me funny looks now)