what about VOIP? in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20918653 en Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:13:22 EDT Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:13:22 EDT Re: what about VOIP? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20919644 nasadude :
said by Corydon See Profile :

...However other VoIP companies allow you to use your phone from anywhere there's an internet connection. Some allow you to get a number from outside your geographical area code. All of these mess with the E911 service and can result in your call going to the wrong call center or in emergency services getting dispatched to the wrong place.
it was this feature that the FCC jumped on in particular to make sure VOIP providers accounted for - this is very comparable to the cell phone issue, but cell carriers are getting a pass now, VOIP got beat all to hell about it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20919644 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:46:39 EDT Re: what about VOIP? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20919505 Corydon : That's true for cable VoIP, which tends to come with the full E911 capabilities that traditional landlines do (I know Comcast does).

However other VoIP companies allow you to use your phone from anywhere there's an internet connection. Some allow you to get a number from outside your geographical area code. All of these mess with the E911 service and can result in your call going to the wrong call center or in emergency services getting dispatched to the wrong place.
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"Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too."]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20919505 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:17:41 EDT Re: what about VOIP? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20918699 Tarheels Fan : or maybe it's because VOIP is seen as a landline and has been marketed as a replacement for your POTS. Cell phones are mobile, and therefore less emphasis was applied to them in their infant years.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20918699 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:54:19 EDT what about VOIP? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20918653 nasadude : the FCC has just requested that an appeals court dismiss the rules approved in November.

are these the same rules that cover VOIP? The FCC was awfully anxious to jump all over VOIP where E911 was concerned - where's the same level of concern for the cell carriers?

oh, I forgot, that's telcos, Martin's buddies.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20918653 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:45:44 EDT