Vonage 911 Deadline Passed

An anonymous reader writes "Yahoo is reporting that the FCC may block any new customers wishing to sign up with Vonage. The internet phone service company has passed the Monday deadline that was given to them to provide reliable 911 service. From the article: "The company -- which has more than 1 million subscribers -- said it was capable of transmitting a call back number and location for 100 percent of its subscribers, but that it still was waiting for cooperation from competitors that control the 911 network."

Thank you Ma Bell

[ChipMonk]

'Scuse me, Ma Bell Jr., aka SBC. I can hear Ernestine now, yanking the wires: "Oops, there went 911!"

Whatever happened to "common carrier" status?

911

[Anonymous Coward]

911 is a Joke

Hit me
Going, going, gone
Now I dialed 911 a long time ago
Don't you see how late they're reactin'
They only come and they come when they wanna
So get the morgue embalm the goner
They don't care 'cause they stay paid anyway
They teach ya like an ace they can't be betrayed
I know you stumble with no use people
If your life is on the line they you're dead today
Late comings with the late comin' stretcher
That's a body bag in disguise y'all betcha
I call 'em body snatchers quick they come to fetch ya?
With an autopsy ambulance just to dissect ya
They are the kings 'cause they swing amputation
Lose your arms, your legs to them it's compilation
I can prove it to you watch the rotation
It all adds up to a funky situation
So get up get, get get down
911 is a joke in yo town
Get up, get, get, get down
Late 911 wears the late crown

911 is a joke

Everyday they don't never come correct
You can ask my man right here with the broken neck
He's a witness to the job never bein' done
He would've been in full in 8 9-11
Was a joke 'cause they always jokin'
They the token to your life when it's croakin'
They need to be in a pawn shop on a
911 is a joke we don't want 'em
I call a cab 'cause a cab will come quicker
The doctors huddle up and call a flea flicker
The reason that I say that 'cause they
Flick you off like fleas
They be laughin' at ya while you're crawlin' on your knees
And to the strength so go the length
Thinkin' you are first when you really are tenth
You better wake up and smell the real flavor
Cause 911 is a fake life saver

So get up, get, get get down
911 is a joke in yo town
Get up, get, get, get down
Late 911 wears the late crown

Ow, ow 911 is a joke

VoiP 9-11 useless until...

[Orrin Bloquy]

...Still can't find the 'eleven' key on my keypad.

Re:Worked for me...

[Bodero]

As a Vonage user, I've wondered what kind of problems I might run into, but last week, I began to feel anxious and my heart began to pound / chest pains

Wow, you were that worried about it?

Just kidding, glad you're OK.

The FCC has no sense of humor

[bumptehjambox]

911's a joke!

Re:Calling on the road

[Rob the Bold]

So I spend most of my Skype time "on the road" (as in, coffeeshops). How's a 911 dispatcher ever going to find me?

I really wouldn't worry about that scenario. If I've learned anything in life, it's that collapsing in public draws a big crowd.

Re:VoiP 9-11 useless until...

[darkitecture]

...Still can't find the 'eleven' key on my keypad.

Obviously your phone isn't Spinal Tap approved. Spinal Tap phones go to eleven.

Re:Fines

[TheoMurpse]

I think that depends on whether the year is mod 4.

Dammit, I just used up all my mod points!