[Asterisk-Users] OT: DSL without voice

[Christopher L. Wade]

Ed Robbins wrote:
> So given all that, I'm looking for ideas and solutions that others have
> implemented to address this issue.

There are at least two solutions available:

1.) Locate the emergency number for your local 911 provider - every 
single 911 office should have a non-911 number that is still considered 
an emergency number.  How do you find this, simple, call your local 
phone company and ask them, they should know it - otherwise the local 
police department will.  Then have * dial this number over your VoIP 
line whenever someone dials 911 on one of your phones and there you go, 
911 service over VoIP.

2.) Locate the emergency number for your local police, fire department, 
and hospital and have * present an IVR asking the person that dialed 911 
exactly which type of emergency they have.  If they don't respond to 
this IVR, simply connect them to the police, as all three emergency 
services can and do field calls for the other services.

For those of you really thinking this through both the options have one 
MAJOR flaw.  Neither of these can provide the LOCATION of the original 
call.  The simplest solution to this problem is simply post a printed 
copy of your address ON every single phone in your house.  This way when 
the emergency operator answers the line, the person who dialed 911 will 
be able to tell the operator where they are calling from.  It's not 
pretty, but it works.

Oh, and I think all of this is already discussed on the wiki.

-Chris

Disclaimer: NONE of this has been tested, but there is no reason why it 
should not work.  If anybody else has other ideas, please state them.

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Christopher L. Wade                     Unistar-Sparco Computers, Inc.
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