[Gllug] OT Internet connection

[Richard Jones]

On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 12:53:18PM +0000, Benjamin Donnachie wrote:
> Richard Jones wrote:
> > Would you really expect VoIP providers to give you 999 service, when
> > really they're just running another server connected to the internet?
> 
> If I remember rightly, Vonage offer 999 services.  But they're also one
> of the more expensive VoIP operators..  You get what you pay for!

Vonage is an interesting service, and seemed quite reliable (we used
it at my previous company, alongside Skype).  However you can take the
box that plugs into your router and plug it in at any ADSL connection,
so I'm not sure how reliably they are able to determine your location.

> Personally, I'd be happy to pay £1/min in a genuine emergency.

It's probably the case that people who call 999 regularly are
disproportionately poorer, and so wouldn't appreciate paying this fee.

Rich.

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