Vonage vs. Verizon

[Paul Lussier]

"Ben Scott" <dragonhawk at gmail.com> writes:

>   In fairness, the 911concerns (well, the real ones) are not about
> *if* calls can go through, but whether calls will *always* go through,
> and properly.  I'm sure I don't need to tell you, Paul, about the
> differences between "seems to work" and "trusted to always work".  :)

True.  And my data sample is one call...  But there was a public
perception (I'm sure perpetrated by the tradition telcos) that
VoIP-based systems are unreliable and they used the 911 service as a
"well known example".

>   That said, I believe most of the 911 concerns are about protecting
> ILEC profits, not people.

Right.

>   FWIW, I don't even have a landline; I just my mobile.

Mobiles are our COUGH*COUGH backup...
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Paul
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