Talk to your phone Co .. let them know what you need it for .. for 911 if you use the repeater for ARES .. let them know ..
I have heard of the phone co doing a DEEP discount on the service or a freebe ( as it looks good on there books) cant hurt to try ... you will have to talk to the VP of customer relations about this .. Good luck let us know how it goes On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 8:15 PM, MCH <m...@nb.net> wrote: > > > Something to keep in mind: > > If your phone line was only for autopatch, you're fine. BUT if it was > also your means of control, you will have to provide another means for > that as well. > > Joe M. > > > larynl2 wrote: > > In a few days we will be dropping dialtone service to our repeater. > However, there is still a desire to somehow dial 911. > > > > An archive search of the list yielded no relevant advice on how to use an > old cellphone to do this. We have no internet service in the radio room, but > there *may* be free/open wifi available. We just haven't looked for it yet. > > > > Of course we could run a dedicated full-duplex link to somewhere with > dialtone, but seems like a ton of work... > > > > If a cellphone (without purchased service) is a feasible solution, which > one(s) are good to use and don't require microsurgery inside? What other > ways are there? > > > > Laryn K8TVZ > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > >
