| reply to markla
Re: wrong target .. Just to let you know, even if your phone is disconnected, you CAN dial 911 from it. So keep a regular phone connected to the outside wiring. Don't believe me? dial 611 from the same disconnected line and you will get repair. (you can even dial 311 in some areas and get non-emergency personnel) I found this out too late.
see »911petition.com
The problem is that congress took away the states' rights back in Minnesota vs Vonage, claiming exclusive federal jurisdiction. Then the FCC went ahead and accepted Vonage's application for exempt telecommunications status. Vonage doesn't deliver any calls to 911. So those of you that were talking about 'being too stupid to read', try reading para 2.8 in their terms of service. Vonage delivers calls to numbers that were DISCONTINUED for 911 use back in 1999, but they are still advertising their service as 911. Scary?
Scariest part is that you are actually taking the time to read the documentation, set up the service correctly, and then it STILL doesn't work. Why? Because it is 'Alternative Emergency Dialing'. It is not the 911 that the American people have become accustomed to since 1968. Ask a 5 year old who to call for emergency help? I'll bet you he'd say 911.
I dialed 911, I reached NO ONE, my daughter died. My service was set up according to Vonage's instructions. Yes I can read. Yes Vonage lied. And YES I am asking you to read WHY and make an Informed decision about telecommunications in your home. »911petition.com |
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| Very sorry to hear about your daughter Julia... that alone should say it all!!!
If everyone is now paying attention... you may have noticed Cell Phones have GPS locaters in every phone, specifically for locating 911 calls. You can disable GPS for everything but 911.
I think the FCC should require the same GPS in VOIP equipment making it possible to track and locate the origin of a 911 call. |
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| I called 911 a few days ago in the Bay Area, Ca. and got the police records department voicemail tree, telling me that if it was an emergency call for me to hang up and call 911. |
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