The route an Obie/Google Voice call takes
Lateralg:
Stewart, that's an offer I can't refuse.
Presentation is scheduled for April. I'm now putting together an outline, making a list of questions, learning Powerpoint and how I can feed it with the information I'm capturing in Evernote (the combination looks very promising)
I'll begin assembling a cogent list of questions by end of week. Is posting them here a good way to go? Seems like it would be, since others can benefit.
Is this consistent with your offer?
Utopium:
There is actually a way to still call 911 without a landline. It involves using a bluetooth capable cell phone and a device that interfaces bluetooth to RJ-11 that then connects to the POTS port of the OBI110. One such device you can get for $30 to do this is the Cobra PhoneLynx: http://www.cobraphonelynx.com/
Since all cell phones must be able to call 911 even without a service plan, linking a cell phone to the PhoneLynx through bluetooth and then connecting the PhoneLynx to the OBI110 will let 911 calls go through when they otherwise wouldn't work through Google Voice or other VoIP services. All that required is to just spend a little extra money on the hardware, but no service plan is needed.
Rick:
Quote from: Utopium on February 11, 2012, 07:22:28 pm
There is actually a way to still call 911 without a landline. It involves using a bluetooth capable cell phone and a device that interfaces bluetooth to RJ-11 that then connects to the POTS port of the OBI110. One such device you can get for $30 to do this is the Cobra PhoneLynx: http://www.cobraphonelynx.com/
Since all cell phones must be able to call 911 even without a service plan, linking a cell phone to the PhoneLynx through bluetooth and then connecting the PhoneLynx to the OBI110 will let 911 calls go through when they otherwise wouldn't work through Google Voice or other VoIP services. All that required is to just spend a little extra money on the hardware, but no service plan is needed.
That plan gives you no advantage (except spending more money) over the easier option of directing your 911 calls to a non-911 emergency number as described in other posts. The flaw in both that approach and your suggested approach is the absence of E911 capability - where the emergency dispatcher is given the address of the calling party, which provides system capability to auto locate the nearest responding units and provide GPS guided directions to them.
I could have taken the non-911 emergency number route, but for $1.50 per month via Callcentric (and $1.50 setup), is it really worth risking someone's life if they can't give the emergency operator the proper location? I know that if my in-laws were visiting they don't have a clue.
In my opinion, removing a landline from an elderly person is foolhardy and not worth saving the money. Cutting their service to the bare minimum, and providing calling via the OBi and GV or other services, is the best way to go if saving money is your goal.
Rick:
Quote from: Stewart on February 08, 2012, 07:48:28 pm
BTW, I Googled your moniker and found that we have a lot in common. For starters, both of us are retired engineers (in fields unrelated to telephony) and migratory birds.
Wow, the OBi forum is like eHarmony :D
Ostracus:
Quote from: Rick on February 12, 2012, 09:05:49 am
Quote from: Utopium on February 11, 2012, 07:22:28 pm
There is actually a way to still call 911 without a landline. It involves using a bluetooth capable cell phone and a device that interfaces bluetooth to RJ-11 that then connects to the POTS port of the OBI110. One such device you can get for $30 to do this is the Cobra PhoneLynx: http://www.cobraphonelynx.com/
Since all cell phones must be able to call 911 even without a service plan, linking a cell phone to the PhoneLynx through bluetooth and then connecting the PhoneLynx to the OBI110 will let 911 calls go through when they otherwise wouldn't work through Google Voice or other VoIP services. All that required is to just spend a little extra money on the hardware, but no service plan is needed.
That plan gives you no advantage (except spending more money) over the easier option of directing your 911 calls to a non-911 emergency number as described in other posts. The flaw in both that approach and your suggested approach is the absence of E911 capability - where the emergency dispatcher is given the address of the calling party, which provides system capability to auto locate the nearest responding units and provide GPS guided directions to them.
I could have taken the non-911 emergency number route, but for $1.50 per month via Callcentric (and $1.50 setup), is it really worth risking someone's life if they can't give the emergency operator the proper location? I know that if my in-laws were visiting they don't have a clue.
In my opinion, removing a landline from an elderly person is foolhardy and not worth saving the money. Cutting their service to the bare minimum, and providing calling via the OBi and GV or other services, is the best way to go if saving money is your goal.
Two things. One what is the present status on GPS equiped cell phones and E911? The other is I can see the cell phone as a backup for both land-line and internet going out. Rare but if one wants to be absolutely certain...
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