When being 24/7 is really 24/7 - funny stories too
Rick:
In the past few weeks, many of us have seen that OBi has had some device issues revealed by a VoIP provider's issues (Callcentric). OBi finally responded with an updated firmware. As a group, we've been critical that OBi seems geared and staffed to support a reseller community, not consumers. We've learned that Callcentric was not properly setup to defend itself, communicate with customers, or run without electricity for more than an hour. Given that we use our phones to communicate in our businesses, with our families, and emergency personnel, we all need to be looking closer at providers redundancy, emergency prep, and our own emergency prep. For example, if your entire family is on Verizon Wireless, do you own a non-Verizon phone that you could use in an emergency, at least to dial 911, if all power is out? You can buy an ATT GoPhone for $5 on sale at various times during the year. Do you have a Mobile Power supply like Mobile Juice, where you can charge your cell phone without electricity? http://amzn.to/X0voOS
Brings me to a funny emergency prep story. Over a decade ago I worked for an ecommerce company where the head of IT boasted of his redundancy and emergency prep. I asked one day where the telecom lines were, and he explained how we had several and they came in from different routes on different poles. I then pointed out how they all came together on one pole in front of the building, which sat unprotected waiting for a weekend joy rider to take out the pole. A few weeks later we lost power, and his "great generator" wouldn't run because it had run dry of oil - he had saved money by cancelling the maintenance plan on it and relying on his staff to maintain a generator, which they didn't know used oil... :D
infin8loop:
My backups:
QBZappy:
infin8loop,
You are already better prepared than CC. :D
tome:
I thought it ironically funny how people posted that they had just gotten a firmware update from Obi to fix the CallCentric related reboot issue. Unfortunately it can't be tested because CallCentric has no power and is completely off the map.
All dressed up and no where to go. ;D
Rick:
Infin8loop - Progresso Soups Legal Department will be sending you a letter about you infringing on their invention... :D
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