Re: vonage 911 service

["coord" <splunge@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

And...for what it's worth...

http://news.tmcnet.com/news/2006/02/27/1411667.htm


"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
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> "Doug L" <vssdoug@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:VT3Nf.73$123.19@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> To be honest I don't know, I was under the assumption that once a VoIP customer had entered
>> the information then any 911 call would automatically be forwarded to a regional 911 call
>> center. When I first read the email I made a probably incorrect assumption that the call was
>> put on hold by a 911 operator, not a Vonage operator.
>> In any event his house would have probably burnt down anyway.
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>> I did find an article on 911 abuse and misuse which although not really relevant to this
>> thread had some interesting statisitcs regarding cell phone use and the number of false
>> emergency calls made to 911(US) and 999(UK) emergency services.
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>> http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/mime/open.pdf?Item=470
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>> Doug L
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>> "Bob Worthy" <securinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:_E3Nf.11959$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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