You CAN send a 911 call to any 10 digit number, The police, fire and of course the PSAP, It will not however have the Location Information that many people 'expect' and that is the root of the problem. People expect it to e that way, you may have all the contacts and hold harmless documents in place, and you may win in a court of law in a lawsuit.
If you want to be safe, the best tried and true way to do it is have an Asterisk server with a single port FXO card on a lifeline type line at the site. This covers you in case of ISP failure, power failure, and anything else that can go wrong with IP. Funny thing about IP Telephony, is that it is MORE REIABLE than what we base our 'mission-critical' telephony networks on. Packet Switched data has the ability to be rerouted due to any mishap. The traditional TDM network can be compared to black and white television whereas the IP networks we have today are more akin to High Definition TV!!! We (the Asterisk community) have been able, thanks to the project started by Mark, to take control of a network that was built to be closed and controlled by one. Like the Phone Phreaks of the 70's we are the new Blue Boxers.. We don't steal phone service, nor do we try to defraud, but we are playing in their sandbox. Alex -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Welter Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 2:48 PM To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion Subject: Re: [Asterisk-biz] FW: 911 Legislation > > You have not thought of ALL of the BAD things that can happen before the > dispatcher can ask for your address. You may be choking, on fire, shot > in the throat or mouth, mentally incompetent to describe your location, > non-English speaking, stupid!, too scared to speak as they will kill > you, mustered up your last bit of energy to crawl across the room and > dial 911 where you hear as you die!..... "I'm sorry but I am hanging up > now" > > Afterwards, your next of kin contact the offices of "We Will, and Due > Sue, LLP". They then contact me and take everything I own under the > premise that; I put you in danger, and showed reckless abandon toward > your basic needs or safety. Two years later after my wife and kids leave > me for the lawyer that 'cleaned me out' I will sit under a bridge and > mumble words like, Voip, Asterisk, PSAP, and "all I wanted to do is save > people money".. > > Understand NOW!!!!! But my question is still unanswered: can we send an emergency call to the PSAP's ten-digit number? _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Biz mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Biz mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz
