Can someone PLEASE share a EASY and WORKING solution for 911 with the Obi110?
QBZappy:
Dav3yDark0,
If magicJack offers 911 in their annual service plan, that seems to be a lot of value considering the alternative is having to pay $1.50/mo. In addition you get a DID number (US+Canadian), free CID, call wating. If 911 is reliable, which I assume it is just as reliable as any other voip 911 service, this seems to be the way to go if you want to keep it on the cheap.
Dav3yDark0:
Yes, they offer 911 service as part of their standard price. The softphone gives you a place to put your address in for 911 and I believe it even warns you if that info appears to be incorrect for your current location so that you can change the address for where you are at. Their 911 service is the only reason I renewed my service with them for 1 more year at the $20 rate for the original mJ. I have never had to use 911 in the 3 yrs I have had my mJ, so I can't really comment the reliability, but I have not heard of any problems when using mJ's 911 service either.
Dave
jazzy:
You asked for a working solution using the Obi and 911, here is what I did
I asked my police department for the local direct number to the 911 emergency dispatch operators,
When I asked how can I know if this number actually connects to '911' operators,
the police officer said she tested it out by calling that number, and it did actually connect to 911 operators, the same operators that answer a '911' call. The only thing is, the operator will not know my location.
I'm using the '911' call routing RonR outlined here to call my local emergency dispatch number.
Physical Interfaces -> PHONE Port -> OutboundCallRoute:
{([1-9]x?*(Mpli)):pp},{(<#:>):li},{(<911:12341234567>):sp1},{**0:aa},{***:aa2},{(<**1:>(Msp1)):sp1},
{(<**2:>(Msp2)):sp2},{(<**8:>(Mli)):li},{(<**9:>(Mpp)):pp},{(Mpli):pli}
where 12341234567 is my local emergency 911 dispatch number.
To test '911', I placed my cell number in the Outbound Call Route, and dialed '911'
My cell phone rang.
Needhelp:
So ur 911 feature works but 911 won't know where you're calling from...correct?!
RonR:
Quote from: Needhelp on November 01, 2011, 03:38:59 pm
So ur 911 feature works but 911 won't know where you're calling from...correct?!
Mapping 911 to a regular telephone number will NOT provide any emergency information (name, location, etc) to the receiving party.
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