911 question
M1024:
Yes, Anveo is great. Wonderful. I wasn't looking for opinions as to whether anyone approved of having my setting up a fallback option, I was merely asking for ideas on HOW to do so. And OzarkEdge provided some useful on-topic information.
My power going out, or my Internet being out, on their own, do not give me any reason to call 911.
Having a backup option to Anveo's service setup in my Obi isn't going to make Anveo any LESS reliable. And if the Internet is out and Anveo is unreachable, AND the backup doesn't work, the situation is no worse than if there was no backup.
So for anyone else that wants to chime in saying "Oh, thats a horrible idea", please just piss off and don't reply.
Quote from: ceg3 on August 30, 2015, 09:08:11 am
I pretty much agree with this assessment. If you are looking for a solid setup I recommend the Anveo e911. It's reliable and can alert you if it's off line for some reason (maybe your modem is down). You can just dial 933 to verify it's working. For me, if the power is out or Internet is out, my mindset is to grab my mobile phone and punch in the numbers.
restamp:
This may be controversial, but I don't subscribe to 911 on any of my VoIP accounts. I personally don't believe it is worth the cost and effort to set up 911 on them. It's a complex system that by law cannot really be properly tested beforehand, nor on an ongoing basis. I do, however, use my dialplan to direct "911" calls to the county sheriff. I figure they can reasonably assist whoever might dial 911 from my VoIP phone. Realistically, 911 calls will probably either need to go to the sheriff or fire department, and I figure if I need to call the latter, it will be from my cell phone while in the front yard.
M1024:
The issue is that calls to normal numbers aren't prioritized by the PSTN like 911 calls, nor is there guaranteed 24/7 answer at the other end.
And while some 911 calls may need police or fire, there is also the possibility of needing an ambulance for a medical emergency. While I'm sure the secretary at the sheriff's office can get you an ambulance, it will most likely take longer than if your call went directly to a trained emergency operator. Plus the emergency operator may be trained to walk someone through providing basic first add for a variety of situations, and may be able to recognize "duress" calls more likely than whoever answers the standard sheriff line.
Yes, VoIP can fail (Internet, Power) but so can cellphones.
Quote from: restamp on August 30, 2015, 11:13:45 am
This may be controversial, but I don't subscribe to 911 on any of my VoIP accounts. I personally don't believe it is worth the cost and effort to set up 911 on them. It's a complex system that by law cannot really be properly tested beforehand, nor on an ongoing basis. I do, however, use my dialplan to direct "911" calls to the county sheriff. I figure they can reasonably assist whoever might dial 911 from my VoIP phone. Realistically, 911 calls will probably either need to go to the sheriff or fire department, and I figure if I need to call the latter, it will be from my cell phone while in the front yard.
ceg3:
Quote from: M1024 on August 30, 2015, 09:36:58 am
Yes, Anveo is great. Wonderful. I wasn't looking for opinions as to whether anyone approved of having my setting up a fallback option, I was merely asking for ideas on HOW to do so. And OzarkEdge provided some useful on-topic information.
My power going out, or my Internet being out, on their own, do not give me any reason to call 911.
Having a backup option to Anveo's service setup in my Obi isn't going to make Anveo any LESS reliable. And if the Internet is out and Anveo is unreachable, AND the backup doesn't work, the situation is no worse than if there was no backup.
So for anyone else that wants to chime in saying "Oh, thats a horrible idea", please just piss off and don't reply.
Quote from: ceg3 on August 30, 2015, 09:08:11 am
I pretty much agree with this assessment. If you are looking for a solid setup I recommend the Anveo e911. It's reliable and can alert you if it's off line for some reason (maybe your modem is down). You can just dial 933 to verify it's working. For me, if the power is out or Internet is out, my mindset is to grab my mobile phone and punch in the numbers.
Why don't you piss off and take your question elsewhere if we are annoying you? People have been contributing in this forum long before you started this thread. You will do well to have some patience and take the advice you want and just politely ignore the rest.
M1024:
Look, this is MY thread. If you want to have an uninformed conversation about how you think people should setup 911 services, do so in SOME OTHER THREAD and stay the frack out of mine.
I asked a specific question. So far *one* person has provided information relevant to that question, and a few others have posted useless comments that show they didn't read my whole post or that they think they are more familiar with my situation then they are.
Quote from: ceg3 on August 30, 2015, 01:20:36 pm
Quote from: M1024 on August 30, 2015, 09:36:58 am
Yes, Anveo is great. Wonderful. I wasn't looking for opinions as to whether anyone approved of having my setting up a fallback option, I was merely asking for ideas on HOW to do so. And OzarkEdge provided some useful on-topic information.
My power going out, or my Internet being out, on their own, do not give me any reason to call 911.
Having a backup option to Anveo's service setup in my Obi isn't going to make Anveo any LESS reliable. And if the Internet is out and Anveo is unreachable, AND the backup doesn't work, the situation is no worse than if there was no backup.
So for anyone else that wants to chime in saying "Oh, thats a horrible idea", please just piss off and don't reply.
Quote from: ceg3 on August 30, 2015, 09:08:11 am
I pretty much agree with this assessment. If you are looking for a solid setup I recommend the Anveo e911. It's reliable and can alert you if it's off line for some reason (maybe your modem is down). You can just dial 933 to verify it's working. For me, if the power is out or Internet is out, my mindset is to grab my mobile phone and punch in the numbers.
Why don't you piss off and take your question elsewhere if we are annoying you? People have been contributing in this forum long before you started this thread. You will do well to have some patience and take the advice you want and just politely ignore the rest.
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