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My team fields about 60+ calls a day from PSAPs that cannot get
location or information from a caller who dialed 911. We assist PSAP
operators by providing location of the device (VoIP or mobile).<br>
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Leo Mauler wrote:
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<pre wrap="">--- Luke-Jr <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:luke@dashjr.org"><luke@dashjr.org></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On Wednesday 16 November 2005 01:05, Leo Mauler
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<pre wrap="">--- Garrett Goebel <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:garrett@scriptpro.com"><garrett@scriptpro.com></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Whenever it becomes affordable, I will switch to
VOIP for local and long distance voice service
through someone like SunRocket
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.sunrocket.com">http://www.sunrocket.com</a> for $200/year.
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<pre wrap="">About the only reasons I don't switch to any kind
of VoIP are 911 service
(the 911 dispatcher knows where you are with
regular phone service but not with VoIP),
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<pre wrap="">If you can dial 911, why can't you say where you
are? :\
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If you ever have a condition, such as a heart attack,
which causes you to gasp for breath and be unable to
speak, but leave you able to dial the phone (or at
least punch the 911 speed-dial button), you'll find
out just how important it is to have the 911
dispatcher know where your phone is located, without
any input from you.
And you would probably be surprised to find out that
when, for example, you've just accidentally cut deeply
into your thumb with a broken light bulb, and you
can't seem to stop the flow of blood, you find
yourself so panicked that you temporarily forget where
you live. Thankfully the POTS system saved me, the
911 dispatcher knew where to send the ambulance. I'd
hate to think what would have happened had I been on a
VoIP system.
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<pre wrap="">or runs out in six hours when the built-in UPS
runs out of battery power.
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<pre wrap="">And I'm sure the POTS batteries will never die when
the power goes out either...
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Yes, if you're dumb enough to have only cordless
phones in the house. Apparently the POTS backup power
kicks right in and lasts for days.
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<pre wrap="">That ice storm a few years back knocked out the
power for two days, knocking out cable service
too (one battery-powered TV). Phone lines worked
fine for both days, allowing me to call the
electric and cable companies for information.
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<pre wrap="">Ouch... two days is much too long for power to be
out :( What did people with electric heating do?
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We got very cold, which we told our friends with
regular phone service. We couldn't tell our friends
with VoIP service, their UPS batteries were dead after
six hours.
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