Test99
Premium
join:2003-04-24
San Jose, CA | Down for about an hour
In the VOIP forum Packet8 was first reported to be down at 9:11 PM Eastern time and first reported to be back up at 9:54 PM. |
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mwf
join:2000-11-26
Granite Quarry, NC | OMG. What about all the people that couldn't call 911. What shall we do, what shall we do?
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insomx
Premium
join:2003-01-26
Canada | reply to Test99
Big deal, one hour outage, blah. |
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digiblur
Got Sipura?
Premium
join:2002-06-03
Louisiana
| reply to mwf
said by mwf  :
OMG. What about all the people that couldn't call 911. What shall we do, what shall we do?
Use your cell... or any cell, even deactivated ones call 911. |
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digiblur
Got Sipura?
Premium
join:2002-06-03
Louisiana
| reply to insomx
said by insomx :
Big deal, one hour outage, blah.
Exactly... I never even noticed it was down until I was browsing the forums.
How come they don't post headline news about Cox HSI being down for sometimes hours on end??? |
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mwf
join:2000-11-26
Granite Quarry, NC
 ·Vonage
| reply to digiblur
But what if I tell them I live on Maple Lane instead of Maple Street and they can't find me?
And what if the battery in my phone is dead and I can't get a signal?
And what if I'm at my friend's house?
And what if I get hit by the ambulance trying to cross the street? Oh, never mind, they'll find me easy then.
The same arguments people have about VOIP and power outages could just as easily be applied to people who only have cordless phones in their homes. |
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digiblur
Got Sipura?
Premium
join:2002-06-03
Louisiana
| said by mwf :
But what if I tell them I live on Maple Lane instead of Maple Street and they can't find me?
And what if the battery in my phone is dead and I can't get a signal?
And what if I'm at my friend's house?
And what if I get hit by the ambulance trying to cross the street? Oh, never mind, they'll find me easy then.
The same arguments people have about VOIP and power outages could just as easily be applied to people who only have cordless phones in their homes.
If you are that paranoid then do not join us (the VOIP community).
I got tired of paying BellSouth $45 a month for a noisy humming analog phone line. I'd call 15 minutes down the road and its long distance. Thats crazy! I love my $20 a month phone...its less a month..plus I get more! I've been POTS free for over 6 months and I love it.
My Packet8 phone on my cordless phones work great through power outages!  |
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youngmoore
join:2001-03-16
Marietta, GA | reply to mwf
Hey bud, P8 doesn't offer E-911
ym |
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zcd
Condom Sense
join:2001-10-03
Grand Prairie, TX
clubs: | reply to digiblur
Re: [TX] Amarillo Outage
because the entire cox network wasnt down? |
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The Beer
I Love It When A Plan Comes Together
Premium
join:2001-07-24
Omaha, NE
clubs: | Cox Omaha had all of Council Bluffs out from 12:00pm to 2:35pm today due to a node problem.
The halls in my office building looked like a power outage, work came to a halt....LOL |
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manicminer
@attbi.com
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Re: Down for about an hour
My friend, although I understand your grief, I do not understand your lack of caution, to put it mildly. How can you rely only on VoIP (whoever is the provider)? If this is a major concern to you - and I do understand that ,then VoIP is not the solution for you. One poster here was right, use the cell phone...or keep a line (POTS) even disconnected has 911, but let me tell you, not even POTS is 100% proof.... |
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RickWhys
@mindspring.com | reply to mwf
Use your cancelled cellphone. Many people have them. 911 still works. |
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RR Conductor
RailRoadDude
Premium
join:2002-04-02
Redwood Valley, CA | reply to mwf
That's funnny?  |
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fp1ng
join:2004-04-09
San Jose, CA
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ha ha whens the last time you've actually dialed 911? and do you understand the concept of VoIP? Deactivating a PSTN is solely up to you and @ your discretion...ha ha ha i myself would deactive PSTN line, but i do use P8 and it kicks ass....havent had a problem yet.... Do your homework young buck..... |
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youngmoore
join:2001-03-16
Marietta, GA
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
| FP, I have no idea where your coming at me for the above.
As far as my homework, I have been in VOIP since the start.
As far as knowing VOIP I have both a bunch of Vonage lines and a P8 line. All I said which was a true statement was that P8 doesn't offer 911. As far as being a young buck, hell I wish.
ym |
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The Beer
I Love It When A Plan Comes Together
Premium
join:2001-07-24
Omaha, NE
clubs: | Don't let him raz ya, he registered just to make that one post. |
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