On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 8:46 PM, Tourbus Rider Stuart Carlow <[email protected]> wrote:
> As far as 911 is concerned, yes you can place 911 calls, but I don't believe > that the 911 folks can trace the call to your specific address. And of > course (1) your computer has to be on at the time, and (2) you need electric > power functioning in the house. Thanks for clarifying the 911 question for me. Yes, VOIP requires an up and running computer, and it has to be on to receive a call as it is coming in. That is a lot of gear to get or make a phone call. I have used VOIP previously, and still have an active account. However, I now have to use satellite internet service because of where I live, and VOIP is almost unusable by satellite unless the party on the other end knows how to deal with the delays caused by signals having to go up to and back down from the satellite. Steve ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
