[asterisk-users] 911, location

[Kevin P. Fleming]

Leif Neland wrote:

> 2: Often callers are answered with an automated message "This is 911, 
> please hold", just to give pranksters/misdiallers a chance to hang up 
> before "disturbing" the operator. Unless 911 records the incoming call 
> right from the start, they will never hear the "im-at" message. And even 
> if they do, they have to know the message is there to seek on the recording.

In the US at least, calls to PSAPs are recorded from the instant the
last digit is dialed, before the call is even routed and ringing (on
wireline networks where this is possible, anyway).

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