Thus spake "Johnny Eriksson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
"D'Arcy J.M. Cain" <[email protected]> wrote:
If we were still calling central and asking "Hi Mabel, can you put me
through to Doc," no one would give a rat's ass about phone number
portability. Notice that no one is getting worked up about circuit
number portability.
... or street number portability. Thanks $deity.
That's the canonical argument against address portability -- you can't
take your street address with you when you move.
( I suppose now would be a bad time to point out I have a portable ZIP
code: it's mine for life as long as I pay for the service it came with,
no matter where I move. )
S
Stephen Sprunk "God does not play dice." --Albert Einstein
CCIE #3723 "God is an inveterate gambler, and He throws the
K5SSS dice at every possible opportunity." --Stephen Hawking
