Re: More on Vonage service disruptions...

[Christopher Woodfield <rekoil () semihuman com>]

Replying to myself...

Yes, I am aware that a battery backup in the VoIP adapter doesn't do 
you much good if you don't have power on the cable/DSL modem and any 
intermediate gear - or your wireless phone, for that matter...

That said, this could be a feature that customers could be looking for 
as IP connectivity becomes more of a utility-like service.

-C

On Mar 4, 2005, at 12:45 PM, Christopher Woodfield wrote:

> This does bring up a hardware design question...I'm wondering how 
> difficult of an engineering/marketing problem it would be to design 
> VoIP adapters with built-in backup batteries. How does the power 
> consumption profile of a VoIP adapter compare to, say, a cellphone? 
> What would this add to the cost of the device, and how long could the 
> battery last?
>
> -C
>
> On Mar 3, 2005, at 10:25 PM, Scott Morris wrote:
>
> > Perhaps it varies by state, but I thought part of the E-911 service
> > regulations was that if you were offering (charging) for it, you had 
> > to
> > offer it as "lifeline" service which meant it had to survive power 
> > outage.
> > *shrug*
> >
> > I guess the original regs weren't written with these things in mind!
> >
> > Scott
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-nanog () merit edu [mailto:owner-nanog () merit edu] On Behalf 
> > Of John
> > Levine
> > Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 9:17 PM
> > To: nanog () nanog org
> > Cc: fergdawg () netzero net
> > Subject: Re: More on Vonage service disruptions...
> >
> >
> > > There was actually a story in USA Today a couple of days ago where a
> > > family tried calling 911 on their VoIP service during a burglary only
> > > to be told by a recorded message that they must "dial 911 from 
> > > another
> > > phone"...
> >
> > I was surprised to see on Packet8's web site that they now offer E911 
> > in a
> > lot of places.  You have to have a local phone number and pay an extra
> > $1.50/mo.  They remind you that if your power goes out, your phone 
> > still
> > won't work, but if you can call 911, it'll be a real 911 call.
> >
> > This still has little to do with port blocking, but a lot to do with 
> > the
> > whole question of what level of service people are paying for vs.
> > what level they think they are paying for.
> >
> > Regards,
> > John Levine, johnl () iecc com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for
> > Dummies", Information Superhighwayman wanna-be, 
> > http://www.johnlevine.com,
> > Mayor "I dropped the toothpaste", said Tom, crestfallenly.