Michael Torrie wrote: > Doran L. Barton wrote: >> You know... when Qwest "dies" and we're left with Comcast for suckers who >> think Comcast's phone service is a landline (it's not. It's VOIP), well, I >> don't really think it'll be a problem. >> >> I don't think Qwest is gonna die anytime soon specifically for that reason. >> For >> instance, no VOIP service can deliver 911 service as effectively as a real >> POTS >> landline. Not yet, anyway. That's something to consider if you're thinking >> about switching away from Qwest telephone service to VOIP or just cell >> phones. >> It can literally add minutes to the time until an ambulance or EMT arrives >> at >> your location. > > One of my VoIP providers has you register a physical address with your > phone number which should make response to 911 calls about the same as > normal land lines. > > As for cell phones go, don't the phone companies send position info to > the 911 centers?
If the 911 PSAP supports E911. Well, it's a little more complicated than that. Your carrier will register your phone number and physical address in a database. When the call goes to 911, your carrier sends your phone number along with it. The PSAP then looks up your phone number in the aforementioned database to retrieve your name. This happens regardless of whether the call came in via cell, voip, landline, etc. Cell phones also send GPS/location data somehow but I only know the voip side of this. At one point 911 for voip was a mess, and it's still no picnic from the carrier's end, but it is reliable for the user (as long as you can make a call, of course). Corey
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