Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!gatech!hubcap!ncrcae!ncr-sd!hp-sdd!hplabs!hplabsz!taylor From: hunt@spar.SPAR.SLB.COM (Neil Hunt) Newsgroups: comp.society Subject: Re: Telephone Privacy Message-ID: <900@hplabsz.HPL.HP.COM> Date: Sun, 18-Oct-87 05:22:14 EDT Article-I.D.: hplabsz.900 Posted: Sun Oct 18 05:22:14 1987 Date-Received: Mon, 19-Oct-87 00:06:35 EDT References: Sender: taylor@hplabsz.HPL.HP.COM Organization: Schlumberger Palo Alto Research - CASLAB Lines: 23 Approved: taylor@hplabs Ken Nagelberg writes in CRTNet: > ... [with the new phone system] A child picks up a phone in an emergency, > dials 911 or 0, and the operator instantly registers the orginating number. When you dial 911 the operator not only gets your number, but also your address, displayed on a screen within seconds. This is according to the guy who was the instructor at our CPR and first aid classes. At least, this is the way it is in parts of the Bay Area. Apparently the system works well enough that in an extreme case, you can pass out while dialing 911, and as long as the call completes, an emergency response vehicle can be dispatched. Our instructor points out that response is often significantly faster if you can say what the problem is, though! When I called out the police the other night to get the stereo thief who was breaking into the car outside my house, I was very impressed by the speed of the response. I think they were there in less than a minute from when I started the call! They seemed to have more information than I told the operator over the phone; for example which side of the road the house was on. Neil/.