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HYPERASHEL
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 Posted: 08/25/05 - 12:07 Post subject: VoIP problems
FCC May Force Internet Phone Companies To Cut Off Thousands
Customers Must Acknowledge 911 Problems
POSTED: 10:49 am EDT August 25, 2005
UPDATED: 10:58 am EDT August 25, 2005
NEW YORK -- Providers of Internet-based phone services may be forced next week to cut off tens of thousands of customers who have not formally acknowledged that they understand the problems they could have dialing 911 in an emergency.
The Federal Communications Commission had set a Monday deadline for providers of Internet to comply with an order requiring full emergency 911 capabilities by late November.
Vonage, the biggest voice over internet carrier with more than 800,000 subscribers, tells the The Associated Press that 96 percent of its customers have responded to the company's notices about 911 risks.
But that still means 30,000 or so would need to be shut off as soon as Tuesday.
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monk25
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Posted: 08/25/05 - 12:11 Post subject:
I have had Vonage for over a year, the first thing I did was set up the 911 function. It was very clearly spelled out. I can't understand how anyone who is savvy enough to use VOIP wouldn't be able to enroll in the 911 service. 
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JACKED UP
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Posted: 08/25/05 - 12:15 Post subject:
JUJR has VOIP and while she likes the internet part the phone service sux. Maybe she'll get cut off!  I'd be sad. 
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HYPERASHEL
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Posted: 08/25/05 - 12:16 Post subject:
| JACKED UP wrote: | | JUJR has VOIP and while she likes the internet part the phone service sux. Maybe she'll get cut off! I'd be sad. |
this coming from the queen of dial up. 
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JACKED UP
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Posted: 08/25/05 - 12:19 Post subject:
| HYPERASHEL wrote: | | JACKED UP wrote: | | JUJR has VOIP and while she likes the internet part the phone service sux. Maybe she'll get cut off! I'd be sad. |
this coming from the queen of dial up. |
Yeah, well when I call her it sounds like she's in a cave. And I hear myself too. 
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HYPERASHEL
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Posted: 08/25/05 - 12:22 Post subject:
| JACKED UP wrote: | | HYPERASHEL wrote: | | JACKED UP wrote: | | JUJR has VOIP and while she likes the internet part the phone service sux. Maybe she'll get cut off! I'd be sad. |
this coming from the queen of dial up. |
Yeah, well when I call her it sounds like she's in a cave. And I hear myself too. |
what?, what, what? 
if yu got rid of the Tin can it might be clearer sounding.
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Cappy
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Posted: 08/25/05 - 13:45 Post subject:
I just started using Comcast's VOIP, and I keep having trouble with it.
A tech is supposed to be out today to look into the signal issues.
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JUJR
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Posted: 08/25/05 - 15:15 Post subject:
| JACKED UP wrote: | | HYPERASHEL wrote: | | JACKED UP wrote: | | JUJR has VOIP and while she likes the internet part the phone service sux. Maybe she'll get cut off! I'd be sad. |
this coming from the queen of dial up. |
Yeah, well when I call her it sounds like she's in a cave. And I hear myself too. |
that's just the voices in yer head
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HYPERASHEL
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Posted: 08/25/05 - 15:20 Post subject:
| JUJR wrote: | | JACKED UP wrote: | | HYPERASHEL wrote: | | JACKED UP wrote: | | JUJR has VOIP and while she likes the internet part the phone service sux. Maybe she'll get cut off! I'd be sad. |
this coming from the queen of dial up. |
Yeah, well when I call her it sounds like she's in a cave. And I hear myself too. |
that's just the voices in yer head |
maybe JU and i linked up then. i keep hearing them too.
JU what ya listening to now? mine sounds like a horror/thriller/slasher movie. 
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