burgerwars
join:2004-09-11
Northridge, CA
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 ·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to mts
Re: [VoicePulse] Press Release: VoicePulse Delays E911 Implemen
This whole situation makes no sense. I have the Broadvoice BYOD Lite plan, and they increased their surcharge to $2.50 per month, to help pay to be 911 compliant. When I dial 911 on Broadvoice, I get a recording stating the number isn't in service. With VoicePulse, I'm on their $14.99 plan, which has no added 911 fees. When I dial 911 from VoicePulse, it gets me nothing.
So which is the better value? Paying $2.50 a month for nothing, or paying nothing for nothing? It's probably a business decision on VoicePulse's part. They see no clear mandate from the FCC, so why spend money with the possibility of passing those fees onto the customer.
If I need 911, I still have my SBC POTS line, or I can try my cell phone if in the extremely rare case my POTS line isn't working. And if everything isn't working, I could yell for a neighbor. So if I die, it won't be because I couldn't reach 911. |
