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BUddy wrote:
   >It could well be that Vonage and the others actually do route to
   >areal honest-to-goshness 911 service now, but they didn't in the
   >past. They routed to some other place. And there are still
   >limitations, of course.
   >I definitely think that the VOIP is a good option, but you really
   >should have a second option, either a landline or a mobile, for
   >emergencies or outages, because both can happen and you don't want
   >to be caught unawares.
I"m leery of that as well as the complexity.  GOod old
analog telephones work.
I've got a rather good deal through Bellsouth, voicemail
internet and continental U.S. unlimited long distance.  Got
caller ID too if I ever buy a talking box for it but have
other money priorities.  COuld even get DSl way out here in
the sticks.
I"m the guy who's leery of depending on all phones which
require other power than the power coming down the phone
line as well.  IF the lines are up and the switches working
I want to dial out and receive calls.

That's one reason I went with company voicemail.  I got
tired of crappy sounding digital machines that broke in a
year or so and I missed business.  I've gotten a couple of
spams inviting me to check these things out but I promptly
ignore them.

73 de nf5b



Richard WEbb,
Electric SPider Productions,
Eads Tennessee