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by Nextgrid 2068 days ago
IP-based communication doesn't mandate giving away control to a third-party. The advantages of GSM-based communication that you mention are totally possible with IP-based communications, and in fact in pure LTE networks (without 3G/2G fallback, also called CSFB), "standard" phone calls and texts are actually carried over IP (towards a SIP server hosted by the carrier).