Over The Net We Go

There is a lot of interest lately in VoiP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and some debate going about it as well. You may be most familiar with VoiP from the Vonage ads on T.V. where they throw the box at people (great commercials btw, whoever came up with those deserves a raise). There are a lot of benefits to Voip including savings on long distance, call forwarding, real time billing information, area code selection and a whole lot more. I guess my biggest issue with the whole Voip issue is what happens when power is out? With a landline you can still make calls without electricity but I am not sure if that is really a viable concern anymore with the proliferation of cell phones. I guess each individual would just have to weigh the cost benefits against possible emergency needs (and really, how many times do you need to call 911 when the power is out?).