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Skype is compromised - Replace it with ZRTP and OTR edit / delete

Alternatives to Skype.

to messaging otr sip software telecoms ztrp ... on 18 January 2015

History of the Atlantic Cable & Submarine Telegraphy edit / delete

"History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications from the first submarine cable of 1850 to the worldwide fiber optic network."

to atlantic cable history retrotech telecoms telegraph telephone ... on 27 July 2014

ADSL Checker edit / delete

BT Wholesale's line lookup -- this'll tell you what exchange and cabinet you're on. (Sadly no FTTC for me, yet...)

to adsl broadband bt networking phone telecoms ... on 07 August 2013

Andrews & Arnold Ltd - Mobile Data edit / delete

Sensibly-priced data plan from A&A.

to isp phone shopping telecoms ... on 20 January 2012

A Secret Landscape: The Cold War Infrastructure of the Nation's Capital Region edit / delete

Interesting, but an awful lot of the links have rotted.

to history telecoms ... on 26 March 2009

Phone Trips edit / delete

Recordings of phone systems from various countries (mostly 70s-era). Includes one from Andy Emmerson. The "Evan Doorbell" ones are excellent -- better-quality presentation than many radio programmes.

to audio phone retrotech telecoms ... on 05 August 2006

VOIP Front-End to Analog Switches edit / delete

Telephone equipment collectors building their own international network using Asterisk. Some interesting stuff in the mailing list archives.

to asterisk retrotech telecoms ... on 28 July 2006

NEAL'S TECH STUFF edit / delete

Lots of technical detail about US cable TV systems (and other stuff that you might find on random telegraph poles).

to electronics telecoms tv ... on 20 June 2006