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   Intranet Telephone Network for BBSes Around the Globe!   
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                                ³   __    ³I am thril   
   led to introduce our ambitious project: creating     
         ³  (_ \   ³an intranet telephone network dedicated   
    to BBSes worldwide!       ³    ³ ³  ³   
                                                                     ³    ³ ³     
   ³Here's our vision: Initially,    
   we want to offer telephone          ³   _³ ³  ³ex   
   tensions to BBS owners as well as to their modems.     
   Each        ³  (__/   ³participant will    
   be able to obtain two extension numbers:         ³     
          ³one for their telephone and another for their mo   
   dem. For those    ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙwho    
   have multiple modems, we will accomodate them without any    
   issue.  Ourserver configuration has been car   
   efully designed to prioritize telephonemodems.     
   Users are at the heart of our project and will benefit from a   
   telephone extension and a modem extension if they wish.  Our   
    team, althoughsmall, is ready to prov   
   ide the necessary assistance for setting up your SIP   
   devices.  Personally, I use Grand   
   Stream HT802, HT818, and    
   GRP2602 models.  Wewill also se   
   t up an intranet accessible to members, including phone n   
   umbers ofthose who wish to share them on the Phone   
   NET network, as well as BBS numbers   
   .Access to the list of Phone   
   NET members' phone numbers will be restricted to   
   members only.  It will be impossible for outsiders to view t   
   he list or call aPhoneNET number.     
   Our goal is to enable, for example, s   
   omeone in New Zealandto call someone in    
   Toronto, Canada, or to communicate wi   
   th a BBS located onthe other side of the planet to p   
   lay Doors games or synchronize two BBSes via   
   modem for fun.In the face of ubiquitous    
   Internet and the exorbitant rates charged by phoneco   
   mpanies, we aim to offer a fun and historical alternative   
   .  The goal is torevive a part of computing    
   history while enjoying ourselves.In    
   a second phase, we plan to expand the possibilities by all   
   owing members tomake calls to external line, such   
    as cell phones and landlines.  This phasewi   
   ll be launched once the first phase is operational and we have enough   
   members to support it.  The more participants we have   
   , the faster thedevelopment will progress.     
   However, it is essential to cover the costsas   
   sociated with setting up servers, electricity consumption   
   , internet access,etc.  C   
   urrently, the cost to join PhoneNet is   
    (1$ USDC) per month perexten   
   sion number.  We hope this will cover expenses once w   
   e have a sufficientnumber of members.   
   We are actively working on phase two, which will allo   
   w members to make callsoutside the network.  I   
   t is expected that this service will be moreexpensive   
   , and its rollout will be gradual, targeting in   
   terested members.     The name Phone   
   NET v2.0 pays homage to Apple   
   , which created a network betweenMac    
   Classic computers using phone lines.  We are cont   
   inuing this traditionmany years later.   
   For now, this message is being shared on Fido   
   Net 1:*... and as interestgrows   
   , we will provide updates on the project's prog   
   ress.  We hope to build awonderful network o   
   f telephony and modems at 33600 bps and beyond.   
   I apologize if some find the use of French problema   
   tic.  I use this languagebecause it the one    
   I am most comfortable with.  Translating doc   
   uments intoEnglish using ChatGPT or    
   Google Translator takes a significant amont of time   
   ,which I prefer to dedicate to advancing    
   the project.  This work is donevoluntarily f   
   or the computing BBS communities, and we aim to e   
   njoy theprocess while keeping interested parties informed   
   .  The "PhoneNET [F   
   r+En]"discussion forum reflec   
   ts our intention to provide information in Frenchwhi   
   le being ready to translate documents for those who need them.   
   We are currently a small team of two and a half.     
   I dedicate a lot of time tothis project,    
   while my colleague Bouzzi, our Englis   
   h expert, contributes whenhe can due to his profe   
   ssional commitments.  We also have a Padawan   
    intraining, and we are hopeful for the future of   
    the next generation.Thank you for y   
   our support and interest.  We look forward to develo   
   ping thisexiting network!   
                   VA2RFC BBS    Les M‚chins, Qu‚bec  Canada   
                  SysOp: rmurray    PhoneNet: 1000040 (Modem)   
     Telnet: va2rfcbbs.photorm.net:23    FsxNet: 21:1/235    FidoNet: 1:229/114   
      
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