RE: Telecom Collapse?

["Tomas L. Byrnes" <tomb () byrneit net>]

A Marine VHF works under almost any circumstances, and anywhere coastal
in the world. You can almost always reach the Coast Guard.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marshall Eubanks [mailto:tme () multicasttech com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 4:56 AM
> To: Russell J. Lahti
> Cc: nanog () nanog org; 'Alex Rubenstein'
> Subject: Re: Telecom Collapse?
>
>
> On Dec 4, 2008, at 7:47 AM, Russell J. Lahti wrote:
>
> > That is the one and only thing keeping a land line at my home.  I
> > have two young children, and I need to be sure that if something
> > were to ever happen that: 1.) The phone would work even if the
> > power was out, or the Internet connectivity was flaking out.
> > 2.) 911 would function exactly the way it is supposed to, and
> > not be routed to some 3rd party call center which could potentially
> > delay a response.
> >
> > I haven't found the power to be reliable, and the cable Internet
> > tends to go down when the power goes out.  There's always cellular,
> > but then you have to depend on there being someone with a cell phone
>
> Also, where I live, if the power goes out hard  (for example, during
> the last Hurricane),
> the cell phone will not have service either.
>
> Regards
> Marshall
>
> > around to make the call, and my kids aren't to the age yet that I
> > would want them toting around their own cell phones.  As long as
> > my POTS line is more reliable than VoIP, I'll probably keep it.
> >
> > -Russell
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Mike Lyon [mailto:mike.lyon () gmail com]
> > > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 2:11 AM
> > > To: Alex Rubenstein
> > > Cc: nanog () nanog org
> > > Subject: Re: Telecom Collapse?
> > >
> > > That makes two of us...
> > >
> > > Anyways, for residential VOIP, where are we these days with
> > > E911? Are providers like Vonage and such providing reliable
> > > E911 when people call 911? That is one of the major problems
> > > I see with the residential realm going with VOIP offerings...
> > >
> > > -Mike
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 11:06 PM, Alex Rubenstein
> > > <alex () corp nac net> wrote:
> > > > > I deliberated for a while on whether to send this, or not, but  I
> > > > > figure it might be of interest to this community:
> > > > >
> > > > > http://techliberation.com/2008/12/04/telecom-collapse/
> > > >
> > > > Good god. If there is even the mention of a LEC bailout, I
> > > am going to go insane and probably shoot someone (those who
> > > know me know this is a actual possibility).
> > > > If the phone companies had actually focused on providing
> > > good, competitive service, this would have never happened.
> > > Instead, they spent money and time on figuring out ways to
> > > screw with their competition, and have legislation passed
> > > that protects them.
> > > > People (at least the ones I know) are fed up with dealing
> > > with these companies, and many people I know don't have land
> > > lines and never intend on having them again.
> > > > Let them collapse. It's good for them, us, and the
> > > capitalist in you and me. Go buy a cell phone, and have a coke.
> > > >