Yeah, 911 is a joke in your town, so it's nice to know about
family emergencies at home when you're away. Ooma's new
notification service helps make that happen that, pinging you
remotely when your home phone calls 911.  Ooma (that Internet
phone service Ashton Kutcher was trying to sell you until it
Punk'd him off to the unemployment line) announced a new service
today that sends an email or text message to up to three
addresses as soon as anyone dials 911 from one of its phones.
So, for example, if your latchkey child bangs his little head
and calls the ambulance while you're out drinking, Ooma shoots
you a text or an email message letting you know someone made an
emergency call. Which is great news, because it means you can
spend even more time shirking your parental responsibilities.
It's free to anyone who has Ooma's premium service, which is $10
a month after the initial $250 purchase price.