Re: Home Alarm and Vonage

[Crash Gordon® <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Obviously many shortcomings:
http://www.vonage-promotion.com/911.html
http://www.vonage-promotion.com/features_terms_service.html  (Para: 4a)



"Bob Worthy" <securinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message =
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| "Mike" <mskaeser@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| > The smoke detectors aren't connected to the system, and yes I'd let =
the
| > insurance company know.  You get 911 with Vonage, and I activated it
| > right away.  The major difference seems to be that you tell them =
where
| > you are, but as the thousands of postings to comp.dcom.telecom =
indicate
| > there are a few opinions on the issue.
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| I guess it is a situation of "What is one willing to sacrifice to save =
a few
| dollars"?, especially on an unknown. On Vonage's side, you can compare =
it
| to, "it's not a crime unless you are caught" or on the consumers side, =
"it's
| a great deal as long as you don't expect to much from it". I wish I =
could
| sell something that may or maynot work and have people go "ga ga" over =
it so
| that they can save a couple of dollars. "We have 911 service but it =
really
| isn't 911 service, its something close to 911 service as long as the =
cable
| or internet is working and there is battery backup and the person =
taking the
| call (just who is that person anyway) can understand where you are at, =
when
| you are choking to death. "Where you at? Iam in my kitchen. No, where =
you
| at? I told you I am in....choke..choke..choke..bang,clank,dial tone". =
Or, it
| is nice you trained your four year old to dial 911 when you are on the =
floor
| but you should have taught him his address, including city and zip =
code.
| IMO, it is nice to shop and save money on a new weed wacker, some new =
pots
| and pans, or a new piece of electronics for your entertainment. People =
get
| carried away trying to save money on every aspect of their life, =
especially
| when it comes to critical services. Yet, the same person will buy the =
best
| golf ball on the market trying to improve his game only to put them in =
the
| drink, Saturday after Saturday. Maybe that is why they need to save =
money in
| other areas. Remember ***stupid is as stupid does***
| >
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