Re: Verizon FiOS - is BGP an option?

[Owen DeLong <owen () delong com>]

I've never met a dog properly trained in ACLS and I'm pretty sure that a gun isn't even useful for BLS.

Owen

On Aug 4, 2012, at 7:53 PM, Peter Kristolaitis <alter3d () alter3d ca> wrote:

> Considering that none of the services that can be dispatched by 911 are legally required to help you  in most North 
> American jurisdictions (i.e. if you call 911 and the police don't respond until they finish eating their box of 
> donuts, they're not criminally or civilly liable), having working 911 services really doesn't guarantee you anything. 
> Most security monitoring companies have contracts that are completely worthless and guarantee nothing as well.  
>
> If you're depending on 911 for life safety and property protection, I'd recommend revising that plan to include a dog 
> and/or gun.  :-)  
>
> - Pete
>
>
>
> Nathan Eisenberg <nathan () atlasnetworks us> wrote:
>
> > > Residences aren't critical infrastructure, no matter how angry the owners get.
> >
> > 911 access isn't a critical service?  Fire and security panels aren't critical services?
> >
> > If basic life safety and property protection aren't critical services, I'm not sure what is.  These are peoples' 
> > lives and families and homes.  There is nothing - repeat, nothing - more important than that.  It is absolutely a 
> > critical service.
> >
> > Nathan Eisenberg