Forgot to add:<br><br>Isn't this address info necessary to determine which PSAP to send the 911 call to? Or is the proper PSAP determined from the Area Code/Prefix of the number calling?<br><br>-brandon<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">
On 8/6/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Brian Fertig</b> <<a href="mailto:brian@netdr.biz">brian@netdr.biz</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
ohh good lord.. You can integrate asterisk with 911. You don't need a<br>module you just buy services from the company and setup your dial plan to go<br>there when 911 is called. Nothing more or less.<br><br>> -----Original Message-----
<br>> From: <a href="mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces@lists.digium.com">asterisk-biz-bounces@lists.digium.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:asterisk-biz-">asterisk-biz-</a><br>> <a href="mailto:bounces@lists.digium.com">bounces@lists.digium.com
</a>] On Behalf Of Matthew Rubenstein<br>> Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 4:04 PM<br>> To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion<br>> Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Voipjet<br>><br>> How are VoIP retailers supposed to connect to the E911 network? I
<br>> don't<br>> see any Asterisk module to do so, nor any public E911 interface to which<br>> retailers can register/report. Does that mean that Asterisk cannot offer<br>> retail VoIP connectivity?<br>><br>
><br>> On Sun, 2006-08-06 at 14:36 -0500, VoIP Street wrote:<br>> > Dovid Bender wrote:<br>> > > End user is defined as ?<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > I have been using VoIPJet for quite a few months. I use them mostly
<br>> for<br>> > > testing and failover when I need it. Tonight, I received this from<br>> them:<br>> > ><br>> > > HIGHEST PRIORITY<br>> > ><br>> > > Dear Customers,<br>> > >
<br>> > > We would like to take this opportunity to STRONGLY<br>> > > REMIND YOU that VoipJet is strictly not a service for end-users.<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > If you do not understand what this means,
<br>> > > discontinue service immediately and request a refund of your unused<br>> > > balance. Only unused funds deposited in the last 30 days are subject<br>> to<br>> > > refund, as per our Terms of Service. There are no exceptions to this
<br>> > > rule.<br>> > ><br>> > > Thanks,<br>> > ><br>> > > John<br>> > > VoipJet Inc.<br>> > ><br>> > > Dated August 1, 2006<br>> > ><br>> > >
<br>> > > So they do NOT welcome my business any longer since I am an "end-user"<br>> > > even though I have never bothered them for tech support nor have I<br>> even<br>> > > complained about their service? And per their TOS they woudl not even
<br>> > > refund my money. Guess I will be dropping them and not giving them any<br>> > > more of my money in the future. From now one if they ONLY want to do<br>> > > business with non-endusers, then maybe they should require business
<br>> > > credentials during the sign-up process...<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > _______________________________________________<br>> > > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by <a href="http://Easynews.com">
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http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz</a><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > In defense of VoIP Jet, I think part of the issue is that they are<br>> > trying to comply with all the FCC regs in the US. I could be wrong
<br>> though..<br>> ><br>> > As a provider offering "Interconnected VoIP" to "End Users" rather than<br>> > wholesalers, e911 is suppose to be included.<br>> ><br>> > We explain this to our by making them agree to the 911 info on the
<br>> > signup page which explains that we are a wholesale offering and DO NOT<br>> > provide 911 services. 911 services are to be provided by the retailer of<br>> > the services which he then resells to the "End User". We do not however
<br>> > have any specific way to stop end users from signing up for our services<br>> > at this time.<br>> ><br>> > I am sure at some point in the near future we will allow our customers<br>> > to select "End User" or "Wholesaler" and provide e911 to those of our
<br>> > customers who are designated as end users.<br>> ><br>> > There are also other regulations that have shown their ugly face lately<br>> > uncluding the need for VoIP end users in the US to pay into the USF
<br>> > (Universal Service Fund). This has made the whole "End User" and/or<br>> > "wholesale" user situation even more confusing and difficult for<br>> providers.<br>> ><br>> > For those providers that could care less about the regulations, are not
<br>> > located in the US or just want to fly by the seat of their pants do not<br>> > have to hassle their customers with these issues. At some point though I<br>> > suspect they will have to be hassled by the US government :(
<br>> ><br>> > None of this info is intended as legal advice :) Just what we know so<br>> > far, it's all pretty confusing and we are trying to steer through it<br>> > like many other providers.<br>
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