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Re: Vonage Hits ISP Resistance
From: Bill Nash <billn () billn net>
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 09:28:01 -0800 (PST)
On Fri, 1 Apr 2005, Stephen Sprunk wrote:
I understand the woes of mixing 911 and VoIP myself, although I'm not a Vonage user. The VoIP phone on my desk connects 911 calls to the Vancouver, BC, PSAP (since it's off a PBX at work), but I also know the direct-dial number for the local Dallas, TX, PSAP -- the emergency line, not the "administrative" line that Vonage uses -- and if I bothered, I could easily set the PBX to reroute 911 there instead. Location information is tougher, but I have to tell the operator my location on a cell phone too, so it's not a deal-killer.
It kinda makes you wonder how people contacted the police in the early 80s, completely discounting that people had even conceived of the notion of 'emergency' before the 70s.
When I was a kid, I was made to memorize my home address, my phone number, an emergency contact number, and the local police number. 911, while a great idea, is a classic example of the desire to let technology replace basic common sense.
I don't mean to get off on a rant here.. - billn
Current thread:
- Re: Vonage Hits ISP Resistance Michael . Dillon (Apr 01)
- Re: Vonage Hits ISP Resistance Stephen Sprunk (Apr 01)
- Re: Vonage Hits ISP Resistance Bill Nash (Apr 01)
- Re: Vonage Hits ISP Resistance Adi Linden (Apr 01)
- RE: Vonage Hits ISP Resistance Alexander Kiwerski (Apr 01)
- RE: Vonage Hits ISP Resistance Alex Bligh (Apr 01)
- RE: Vonage Hits ISP Resistance Owen DeLong (Apr 01)
- Re: Vonage Hits ISP Resistance Stephen Sprunk (Apr 01)
- Re: Vonage Hits ISP Resistance Stephen Sprunk (Apr 01)
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- Re: Vonage Hits ISP Resistance Jay R. Ashworth (Apr 01)
- Re: Vonage Hits ISP Resistance Jay R. Ashworth (Apr 01)
- Re: Vonage Hits ISP Resistance David Barak (Apr 01)
- Re: Vonage Hits ISP Resistance Kevin Oberman (Apr 01)
- Re: Vonage Hits ISP Resistance Kevin Oberman (Apr 01)
- Re: Vonage Hits ISP Resistance Kevin Oberman (Apr 01)