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Given that cellular system has a 9-1-1 system that works independent of phone numbers/subscriptions, is there a VoIP box/ATA that has a GSM/lte connection for c
by Scoundreller 5y ago
Given that cellular system has a 9-1-1 system that works independent of phone numbers/subscriptions, is there a VoIP box/ATA that has a GSM/lte connection for cellular-based 9-1-1?
In Canada, if you pay for 911 from your VoIP provider, it still sends the call first to a site that verifies your address and once confirmed goes to the PSAP, so the value of paying for it isn’t really there.
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- jcrawfordor 5y agoYou could run 911 calls through a cellular gateway using a few different methods depending on your PABX. Historically it was not at all uncommon to run most calls over VoIP but use an ISDN or analog line specifically for emergency calls. But I wouldn't really recommend it, there's a lot of complexity with GSM e911 that is different from the complexity with non-cellular e911. I'm only familiar with the US regulatory regime, not the Canadian one, but VoIP operations are usually required to take very specific measures towards proper handling of 911 calls, particularly since the recent US legislation wrt central notification of 911 calls from multi-tenant facilities. So there are reasons to stay pretty close to the letter of the law.
- Scoundreller 5y agoyeah, US would require an unsubscribed analog line to still be able to call 9-1-1, but no such requirement in Canada. Once you kill your subscription, the line goes open circuit/dead.