Re: vonage 911 service

["Bob Worthy" <securinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"coord" <splunge@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:r9udnYAH8uQoTZnZ4p2dnA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Here's the explanation from Vonage of how their system works..
> http://www.vonage.com/features.php?feature=911&lid=footer_911

The only thing they left out was the cost for the service. There must be one
or they wouldn't  give you a choice. And besides, it is nicey nicey they
give these guidelines, but does that mean you must educate everyone each
time they enter your home, i.e. house guests, kids and their friends, maids,
baby sitter, house sitters, etc. of the rules or just the consequences? What
people will do to save a couple of dollars. I am one that will always have a
pots line whether I use it or not, simply because I know it is there. I have
trusted Bell for the better part of 60 years, no need to drop them now.
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> "Doug L" <vssdoug@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > To be honest I don't know, I was under the assumption that once a VoIP
customer had entered the
> > information then any 911 call would automatically be forwarded to a
regional 911 call center.
> > When I first read the email I made a probably incorrect assumption that
the call was put on
> > hold by a 911 operator, not a Vonage operator.
> > In any event his house would have probably burnt down anyway.
> >
> > I did find an article on 911 abuse and misuse which although not really
relevant to this thread
> > had some interesting statisitcs regarding cell phone use and the number
of false emergency
> > calls made to 911(US) and 999(UK) emergency services.
> >
> > http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/mime/open.pdf?Item=470
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> > Doug L
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> > "Bob Worthy" <securinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:_E3Nf.11959$Pv1.6400@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> What do you think about the statements in the article concerning strict
> >> guidelines and Vontage, for instance, is not under these same
guidelines? Or
> >> is that some sort of territorial thing?
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> >> "Doug L" <vssdoug@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:%B3Nf.72$123.19@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> This is the link to the story, Kens email was just a copy of the text
from
> >>> this link
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> >>> http://www.kstp.com/article/stories/S14441.html?cat=1
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> >>> Doug L
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> >>> "Chub" <w@xxxxx> wrote in message
> >>> news:x83Nf.11955$Pv1.4003@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> >>> > C'mon Bob tell us what the email said.:)
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