Best, safest way to get E911 on Obi 100?
aopisa:
I know this subject has been covered quite a few times here, but I am really confused about this topic.
I have read dozens of posts on setting up E911 on the Obi. What I am looking for is the best and safest way to do this for a person that is not a phone tech. Nothing I have read yet in my research seems to be definitive on this subject. I am not looking for a free solution. I don't mind paying something for what could amount to a life or death situation. I was all set to go with CallCentric, but look what happened to them in the wake of Sandy. They are down and out for who knows how long.
I am sitting here with my Obi 100 ready to pull the plug on Comcast, but not if it means that I or my kids can't reach emergency services without a good degree of certainty.
Thank you.
Rick:
While you're doing your research, you can utilize direct dial to your 911 dispatch center, which can be programmed into the OBi. Upside, you get 911 and cut the Comcast cord. Downside, it's 911, not E911.
CoalMinerRetired:
Any E911 feature is going to cost something, in the $0.89 to $1.99 per mo month range, this is on top of any per line/per month charges. This is so because providers of the service, evidently including VoIP providers, collect a fee mandated by the FCC to fund the entire 911/E911 program in every county, city, township, across the country.
Plain old 911 can be setup at no cost, note without the "E," provided: 1) Your PSAP has a seven digit or nine digit number that is answered as the equivalent to 911, and 2) you can configure your Obi to dial the seven or nine digit number when you dial 911. # 2) is easy to do and easy to test, multiple discussions on here of how to do it.
One more thing to consider. The next version of E911 is NG911 (Next Generation 9-1-1), it will incorporate the use of text, images, video (upload and link to YouTube?) and data. I'll guess the fee is not going away and if anything will increase.
jimates:
Quote from: CoalMinerRetired on October 30, 2012, 04:29:44 pm
Any E911 feature is going to cost something, in the $0.89 to $1.99 per mo month range, this is on top of any per line/per month charges. This is so because providers of the service, evidently including VoIP providers, collect a fee mandated by the FCC to fund the entire 911/E911 program in every county, city, township, across the country.
Plain old 911 can be setup at no cost, note without the "E," provided: 1) Your PSAP has a seven digit or nine digit number that is answered as the equivalent to 911, and 2) you can configure your Obi to dial the seven or nine digit number when you dial 911. # 2) is easy to do and easy to test, multiple discussions on here of how to do it.
One more thing to consider. The next version of E911 is NG911 (Next Generation 9-1-1), it will incorporate the use of text, images, video (upload and link to YouTube?) and data. I'll guess the fee is not going away and if anything will increase.
Most infrastructures currently in place are too antiquated to handle anything more than E911. And with local municipalities financially strapped, replacing it is likely not in the near future.
aopisa:
So if I set up a secondary provider that supports E911 on SP2 and check the 911 box in ObiTalk, do I have to do anything else?
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