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in the larger cities, I believe the 911 is forwarded to the local 911 center,
and it forwards your name and address along with the call, so they know who
you are. Only problem is that is a tough one to test out...Eh, Hello? no no
emergency, just testing my internet phone's 911 system. Don't think that would
go over very kindly.
If you move the box while your traveling, and then call 911, they
might respond to your home, istead of where you are (which would be a problem).
George
> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org
> [mailto:plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org]On Behalf Of Joshua
> Karstendick
> Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 9:49 AM
> To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [PLUG] voip...
>
>
> I've heard that VoIP calls to 911 don't always work the same as they
> would on landlines. For example, here's Vonage's statement on it:
> http://vonage.com/features.php?feature=911
>
> There was a story on Slashdot a few months ago that Vonage put a 911
> caller on hold: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/03/23/2312248
>
> I have no personal experiences with VoIP to share, but that sounds at
> least a little troubling to me.
>
> On 6/1/06, George Gallen <ggallen@slackinc.com> wrote:
> > well, I bought the voip box last night, also bought a
> wireless gaming interface
> > (or rather a WAP) so I could situate the voip box where I
> wanted it, instead of
> > where my router is.
> >
> > So far it sounds fairly clean, havn't given up my landline
> yet. I'll give it a
> > couple months. For now it's just one phone hooked up (I
> call it the bat phone).
> >
> > Anyone have any cons on vonage/voip? (aside from pricing
> issues - which for me
> > won't be a problem, as it's 1/3 of my current phone service
> with no loss in
> > service abilities, at least I don't think any loss).
> >
> > George
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org
> > > [mailto:plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org]On Behalf Of Lee Marzke
> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 7:14 PM
> > > To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List
> > > Subject: Re: [PLUG] voip...
> > >
> > >
> > > If you bought it from the provider, it's generally locked to the
> > > provider. It's not
> > > a standards issue, but vendor lock-in. Did you get the
> > > passwords for
> > > the box ?
> > >
> > > I've heard you can buy the same box unlocked from Linksys,
> > > but I think
> > > you have
> > > to register as a telcom installer.
> > >
> > > Lee Marzke
> > >
> > >
> > > George Gallen wrote:
> > > > I did a quick check, it's only two wires to disconnect
> at the box.
> > > > I'll have to give it a shot.
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone know if the linksys voip box works with any
> other server
> > > > besides vonage? Is the voip a standard yet?
> > > >
> > > >
> >
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