Re: More on Vonage service disruptions...

[John Levine <johnl () iecc com>]

> There was actually a story in USA Today a couple of days ago where a
> family tried calling 911 on their VoIP service during a burglary only
> to be told by a recorded message that they must "dial 911 from
> another phone"...

I was surprised to see on Packet8's web site that they now offer E911
in a lot of places.  You have to have a local phone number and pay an
extra $1.50/mo.  They remind you that if your power goes out, your
phone still won't work, but if you can call 911, it'll be a real 911
call.

This still has little to do with port blocking, but a lot to do with
the whole question of what level of service people are paying for vs.
what level they think they are paying for.

Regards,
John Levine, johnl () iecc com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies",
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