It doesn't have to be a rural area because it doesn't work in my area. And we are being charged to pay for this by way of the e911 tax that the cell carriers must collect. Some states decided to spend the money on other stuff.
This is a very interesting discussion, but we still haven't heard back from the OP as to whether 911 is the reason why he wants to run both cable and TelCo phone service.
Hey Bert - you still out there?
Some VOIP carriers have you register your location so 911 can know where you live.
Lou
But they use a different method and the traditional 911 is much more robust. With "regular 911" the telco sends info directly to the call center and everything pops up on the operators screen. Its a robust system since everything is directly connected. The VoIP carriers actually make an automated phone call to a regular voice non-emergency number at the call center you designate. The call has to work, someone has to answer it and then understand the message and key the information in.
Probably.
Still, there are more than a few residences where the bill for one service is paid by the homeowner and the other by the employer of one of the residents.
In my own, humble career, on more than a few occasions, I installed a Qwest line in a residence or business already served by Cox Communications phone service.
Of course, this perverse combination is immoral and should be outlawed!
If they have the tech-savvy to confidently disable the land-line service, they are probably also operating wireless JAMMING equipment.
But the fire I'm calling about started in the basement, where I'm trapped because I tripped running for the phone and broke my hip.
The fire took out my TelCo block so I can't use the land line phone, which I managed to grab on the way down to the cold, hard concrete slap.
My cell phone fell out of it's holster and slid under the washer.
I'm lying here shivering on the floor, well aware of the irony that the fire will soon solve the warmth issue, while holding a useless phone in my hand while staring at my lifeline lying under the washer.
I'll let you know how this all works out...
Agreed. So can INCUMBENT telco landline service, but not even close to "easily".
And you can bet that the INCUMBENT (former RBOC - Regional Bell Operating Company), still subject to performance testing and requirements, will provide service in the same emergency that is SUPERIOR to the lesser-capable [cable TV company] phone service that is less tested or required to comply with performance minimums.
In the event of "slow dialtone" from landline service in a disaster area, one need only STAY on the line and dialtone will be presented eventually.
I suspect that current wireless technology requires constant "redialing" to eventually, if ever, complete the call as, I believe, wireless calls fail or time-out after a preset, relatively short interval.
It's already here, if not spreading like wildfire.
More and more wireless coverage areas are regulated by entities that are mandating the deployment of Caller ID and other, improved technologies.
A landline will always have one or more advantages over wireless, depending on the needs of the user. Of course, the same can be said of wireless, not to mention the implied advantage of wide area mobility.
Ain't it the truth! :)
Combine THAT phone with using "copper" all the way back to the C.O. and one is almost guaranteed indestructible SERVICE.
I don't have cable phone, but the TWC site says that their E911 sends the address and phone # of the caller location. I don't know about other cable companies. One problem with any cable phone is that it doesn't work during a power failure, so you better have a cell phone or regular phone handy.
Can't you email the local emergency services with that laptop you were carrying at the time, or did the battery die?
When Ike hit here, cable phone was out for 28 hours (or more). Regular phone service wasn't out at all.
Their (cable company's) battery backup lasted 4 hours, and it was another 28 hours before they got a generator connected to the cable node.
[snip]
It was the laptop battery blowing up that caused the fire in the first place.
I believe it was the result of a very heated discussion in a.h.r regarding the 911 capabilities of the various phone service options.
Damn that whole circle of life thing.
Good points, all. But do you have a gun? Better, of course, is two guns.
Wise people who own guns don't talk about them.
-- aem sends...
Regular line works when the electricity is off.
Got to admit, he's a pretty good writer.
True.
And REALLY wise people don't talk about their personal business, confess, or offer excuses.
You may recall the case of a woman shot with a .50 caliber bullet last week while sitting in her RV at the Texas Motor Speedway. The shooter came forward to apologize. Seems as if he was innocently target practicing some
2-1/2 miles away!Mark my words, if he doesn't go to jail, he's at least in for some significant legal expenses.
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