Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!mit-eddie!husc6!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!texsun!texbell!vector!telecom-gateway From: doug@letni.uucp (Doug Davis) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Cellular Calls to 911 Message-ID: Date: 6 Aug 89 04:05:23 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Reply-To: doug@letni.LawNet.Com (Doug Davis) Organization: Logic Process Dallas, Texas. Lines: 49 Approved: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 277, message 11 of 11 >[Moderator's Note: Whether or not there is a charge depends on the policy >of the carrier. The landline portion, by law, is sent collect to the police >or emergency service. But please note yesterday's Digest and previous items >on this: 911 as designed is virtually worthless in cellular applications. >It is biased in favor of phones at *fixed* locations, since the caller's >name and address are an important part of the message delivered. PT] This is not entirly true everywhere, down here on the range "South Western bell mobile systems." The local wireline carrier. Has some kind of cel identification that routes 911 calls to the local, to that cell, emergency center. The first time I used it, after reading about all the horror stories in telecom about getting your home area's 911 center. I was quite shocked when my 911 call was routed to the local sheriffs office in "rock mound" Texas, pop 213. Since then I have made several 911 calls over the past 4 months that I have owned my phone. Each time they got it right as far as where to route the call, even in local suburbs of big citys like Dallas and or Fort Worth. The call was always routed to the correct response center. We might have been the last place on earth to get cellular service, but at least so far, it looks like they did it right. As a side note, anyone want to post their experences about fun things to do with your portable cell phone? So far I have this list: + Calling someone while sitting out front of their dwelling. (yeah I know that's old but it still worth a few laughs... sometimes) + While sitting in a resturant with lousy service, call the manager up and complain.. + Calling up the grocery store and asking where they hid something. + Ordering pizza, (yes please deliver it to the red z-car outside) + lastly, calling up your buddy who has another portable phone, about 20-30 seconds after he goes into the "facilities." >From some of the reactions I have seen, I am convenced that some people will never be able to cope with "modern" technology. Usually when they peer sheapishly out from the office, or whatever, a little wave and a smile is all it takes to get the eye popping, open mouth act. If there is any interest, i'll be glad to compile a list and post it. doug -- Doug Davis/1030 Pleasant Valley Lane/Arlington/Texas/76015/817-467-3740 {sys1.tandy.com, motown!sys1, uiucuxc!sys1 lawnet, attctc, texbell} letni!doug "BUMP! Squeak Squeak Squeak... Hey! this must be an invisible wall!" "Oh, it is." "Great! I've always wondered what one of those looked like."