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Texas Attorney General Sues Vonage over 911

Posted by timothy on from the big-daddy-government dept.

bigtallmofo writes "Vonage VoIP customers and readers of many media reports should be aware that Vonage's support for 911 service is less than ideal. Now the Attorney General of the State of Texas is suing Vonage for failing to make clear the limitations of their 911 service. The issue was brought to the AG's attention after a 17-year old Houston girl was unable to reach police after dialing 911 when both of her parents were shot by an intruder."

3 of 599 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Paint it red... by thefirelane · · Score: 4, Funny

    Although less stylish... perhaps a touch tone might be better in the case of emergency:

    "Oh my god, a murderer!..."

    *spin* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click*

    *spin* *click*

    *spin* *click*

    "Hello, this is 911... hello?......."

  2. Hello, 9-1-1 by phorm · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can just hear all the 9-1-1 operators bitching later today. WTF is slashdot, and why is everyone from there calling to "test" their service?

  3. Re:Is Vonage the right person to sue? by chris234 · · Score: 5, Funny

    >What did people do before there was a 911 system?

    Died more often?