[Asterisk-Users] OT: DSL without voice

[Ed Robbins]

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004, Christopher L. Wade wrote:

> 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.

Perhaps I wasn't clear.  The process of dialing 911 via * is a given, what
I'm concerned about is those situations in which you have a power failure
and * isn't available.  My contingency is to have a phone that is directly
connected to the PSTN and simply turn the ringer off so that it isn't
bothersome during normal operation.  Given a power outage we could use
that phone, but again it becomes an issue of training non-family members.


Ed