I think you all are missing the point of VOIP.  All VOIP is a convenient 
home phone.  I use packet8, sometimes it sorta sucks, big deal, I have a 
cell phone.  My cell calls 911, it always works.  Packet8 gives me a 
CHEAP way to make long distance calls, and let's people get ahold of me 
easy.  it's also nice to be able quit accepting calls at 10:00 at night 
by changing my routing rules.  VOIP is not  1 to 1 replacement for a 
landline, but, for us younger generation, it is a HELLUVA lot cheaper 
than SWB for what we use it for.