Comment on Broadband-based Comcast enters home-security market long tied to land lines

1 February 2012, 9:54 am

"Emergency alerts are sent to police via broadband, and if the service is down, the message is sent through cellular backup." Please correct me if I'm wrong on this, but isn't this the same VOIP that Comcast now forces you to have, that can't always identify where your call is coming from if you make a 911 call?... Read More »

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