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Re: Telecom Collapse?
From: Daniel Senie <dts () senie com>
Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:36:01 -0500
Mike Lyon wrote:
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...
Where we are, the SLC units on the telephone poles have batteries. Until very recently, DEAD batteries. We'd lose power, and the POTS line would go out. We've got our own genset and UPSs to bridge the gap, so we kept power, the cable Internet service stayed running, and the Vonage VOIP. The only thing NOT working was POTS. After many calls to Verizon, most of which were met by people telling me I was an idiot, I filed a complaint with the Commonweath and had our police chief file a complaint with the E911 folks he interfaces with. Suddenly, Verizon wanted to help. A manager came out and asked what was up. I suggested he get the batteries changed, and get a program in place to regularly test and replace them. It got done. But for over 3 years, when the power went out, 911 wasn't available. Of course the power usually goes out during bad ice storms, when people are more likely to be hurt. We're going to give up the POTS line because it costs a lot for poor service. Verizon has only themselves to blame. But I do expect them to show up in Washington, DC, since all the other big companies are lining up for their handouts. Politicians say small businesses are the backbone of the economy, but clearly when it comes to buying members of Congress, the big companies have the money to spend.
Current thread:
- Re: Telecom Collapse?, (continued)
- Re: Telecom Collapse? Steven M. Bellovin (Dec 04)
- Re: Telecom Collapse? Paul Bosworth (Dec 04)
- Re: Telecom Collapse? Jack Bates (Dec 04)
- Re: Telecom Collapse? Paul Bosworth (Dec 04)
- Re: Telecom Collapse? Justin M. Streiner (Dec 04)
- Re: Telecom Collapse? Paul Bosworth (Dec 04)
- Re: Telecom Collapse? b nickell (Dec 04)
- RE: Telecom Collapse? Frank Bulk (Dec 04)
- VoIP E911 - was: Telecom Collapse? Jeremy Jackson (Dec 04)
- RE: VoIP E911 - was: Telecom Collapse? Blake Pfankuch (Dec 04)
- Re: Telecom Collapse? Daniel Senie (Dec 04)
- Re: Telecom Collapse? Martin List-Petersen (Dec 04)
- Re: Telecom Collapse? bill fumerola (Dec 04)
- Re: Telecom Collapse? William Warren (Dec 04)
- RE: Telecom Collapse? Tomas L. Byrnes (Dec 04)
- Re: Telecom Collapse? Brett Frankenberger (Dec 04)
- RE: Telecom Collapse? Frank Bulk (Dec 04)
- RE: Telecom Collapse? Justin M. Streiner (Dec 04)
- RE: Telecom Collapse? Frank Bulk (Dec 04)