Ok this is the first that I have ever heard of this but it is a true story. If you have phone service through your broadband service you might NOT be able to use the 911 Service with it. I would call Vonage to see if it comes with the service you are getting cause most likely in case of an emergency you will not be able to call 911.
Story:
I live north of Dallas and a family in the Richardson area was using a service over their broadband to make calls, they had a fire in their house and when it came down to the wire they tried to call and no luck. The house was burnt down and could not call 911 due to their phone service over broad band.
I also know if you have an alarm system in your house the alarm company will not monitor your house due to the fact it is not tied to your local line which is needed to call you. Just a little FYI as well.
Moral of story:
If you are using Broadband for your phone service make sure you have access to 911 service. I put this in Running a Web Hosting Business due to the fact I know a lot of people who use Vonage and are in the Web hosting industry.
Regards
Frank
Story:
I live north of Dallas and a family in the Richardson area was using a service over their broadband to make calls, they had a fire in their house and when it came down to the wire they tried to call and no luck. The house was burnt down and could not call 911 due to their phone service over broad band.
I also know if you have an alarm system in your house the alarm company will not monitor your house due to the fact it is not tied to your local line which is needed to call you. Just a little FYI as well.
Moral of story:
If you are using Broadband for your phone service make sure you have access to 911 service. I put this in Running a Web Hosting Business due to the fact I know a lot of people who use Vonage and are in the Web hosting industry.
Regards
Frank