An existing outbound call route on one of my Obi boxes contains:
{(<#:>|911):li}
I do not have a local line service at all, so I want to make it dial the police using sp1 if someone dials 911.
Should I replace that with:
{(<#:>:li},{911:Sp1(19782562521}
(978-256-2521 is the local telephone number for the police)
Quote from: Dale on October 10, 2011, 12:40:31 PM
An existing outbound call route on one of my Obi boxes contains:
{(<#:>|911):li}
I do not have a local line service at all, so I want to make it dial the police using sp1 if someone dials 911.
Should I replace that with:
{(<#:>:li},{911:Sp1(19782562521}
(978-256-2521 is the local telephone number for the police)
I guess you like to start new thread, since this topic has been discus ad nauseum. A quick search ("E911")would reveal the answer. You are not only lazy, you are also cheap, since you can get e911 anywhere from $1.50 (Callcentric) to $2.50 (VOIP.ms) per month!
well thanks but I was not looking for E911 so it did not occur searching for that...
and yes I am cheap. (And I bought 3 obi boxes)
I will try {(<911:12341234567>):sp1}
but it is not something I would like to test.
Quote from: Dale on October 10, 2011, 12:40:31 PM
An existing outbound call route on one of my Obi boxes contains:
{(<#:>|911):li}
I do not have a local line service at all, so I want to make it dial the police using sp1 if someone dials 911.
Should I replace that with:
{(<#:>:li},{911:Sp1(19782562521}
(978-256-2521 is the local telephone number for the police)
It needs to be : {(<#:>):li},{(<911:19782562521>):sp1}
If you want to test it without actually calling the police, temporarily use 18005551212.
Quote from: Dale on October 10, 2011, 01:11:25 PM
but it is not something I would like to test.
Personally, I wouldn't be happy NOT testing it. I tested e911 (with Callcentric) in two locations. In one location it turned out that the e911 operator was getting incomplete address information. I would have never known that without testing. In both cases I told the operator immediately that I was just testing as my phone service had changed. Both operators thanked me for letting them know I was testing and for testing the service. I have heard it is illegal in some places to test e911. That is one law I would simply break and be willing to defend in court. How else would you know if it worked when you really needed it?
My $0.02
Tom
Quote from: tome on October 10, 2011, 05:06:48 PM
Quote from: Dale on October 10, 2011, 01:11:25 PM
but it is not something I would like to test.
Personally, I wouldn't be happy NOT testing it. I tested e911 (with Callcentric) in two locations. In one location it turned out that the e911 operator was getting incomplete address information. I would have never known that without testing. In both cases I told the operator immediately that I was just testing as my phone service had changed. Both operators thanked me for letting them know I was testing and for testing the service. I have heard it is illegal in some places to test e911. That is one law I would simply break and be willing to defend in court. How else would you know if it worked when you really needed it?
My $0.02
Tom
I agree 110% with everything you said. In fact, I would go step further and say you should test it once a month, maybe every two months tops! In my State/City (USA), they welcome it and my initial test shows that my e911 was showing the nearby "major" City and not the specific City I lived in. I was able to correct it immediately and retest a few days later.
Quote from: DaveSin on October 10, 2011, 06:29:37 PM
Quote from: tome on October 10, 2011, 05:06:48 PM
Quote from: Dale on October 10, 2011, 01:11:25 PM
but it is not something I would like to test.
Personally, I wouldn't be happy NOT testing it. I tested e911 (with Callcentric) in two locations. In one location it turned out that the e911 operator was getting incomplete address information. I would have never known that without testing. In both cases I told the operator immediately that I was just testing as my phone service had changed. Both operators thanked me for letting them know I was testing and for testing the service. I have heard it is illegal in some places to test e911. That is one law I would simply break and be willing to defend in court. How else would you know if it worked when you really needed it?
My $0.02
Tom
I agree 110% with everything you said. In fact, I would go step further and say you should test it once a month, maybe every two months tops! In my State/City (USA), they welcome it and my initial test shows that my e911 was showing the nearby "major" City and not the specific City I lived in. I was able to correct it immediately and retest a few days later.
Maybe that's something on the wishlist? Sort of a dummy E911 for testing purposes.