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mwf

join:2000-11-26
Granite Quarry, NC
·Vonage

reply to digiblur
Re: Down for about an hour

But what if I tell them I live on Maple Lane instead of Maple Street and they can't find me?

And what if the battery in my phone is dead and I can't get a signal?

And what if I'm at my friend's house?

And what if I get hit by the ambulance trying to cross the street? Oh, never mind, they'll find me easy then.

The same arguments people have about VOIP and power outages could just as easily be applied to people who only have cordless phones in their homes.


digiblur
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join:2002-06-03
Louisiana

said by mwf See Profile:
But what if I tell them I live on Maple Lane instead of Maple Street and they can't find me?

And what if the battery in my phone is dead and I can't get a signal?

And what if I'm at my friend's house?

And what if I get hit by the ambulance trying to cross the street? Oh, never mind, they'll find me easy then.

The same arguments people have about VOIP and power outages could just as easily be applied to people who only have cordless phones in their homes.

If you are that paranoid then do not join us (the VOIP community).

I got tired of paying BellSouth $45 a month for a noisy humming analog phone line. I'd call 15 minutes down the road and its long distance. Thats crazy! I love my $20 a month phone...its less a month..plus I get more! I've been POTS free for over 6 months and I love it.

My Packet8 phone on my cordless phones work great through power outages!


manicminer

@attbi.com

 reply to mwf
My friend, although I understand your grief, I do not understand your lack of caution, to put it mildly. How can you rely only on VoIP (whoever is the provider)? If this is a major concern to you - and I do understand that ,then VoIP is not the solution for you. One poster here was right, use the cell phone...or keep a line (POTS) even disconnected has 911, but let me tell you, not even POTS is 100% proof....
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