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> But it has the same basic functionality of being a phone. Where I am, simply making calls over IP is not enough to qualify a device as a phone. If it canno
by lelanthran 2y ago
> But it has the same basic functionality of being a phone.
Where I am, simply making calls over IP is not enough to qualify a device as a phone.
If it cannot phone the local police station, the local pharmacy or the local clinic, it's not really a phone.
- prmoustache 2y ago>If it cannot phone the local police station, the local pharmacy or the local clinic, it's not really a phone. It can if you have a SIP provider. The only limitation depending on your provider might be emergency numbers. What it is not is a mobile phone. But it is totally a SIP phone.
- catherd 2y agoYes, most commercial SIP providers are required by law to support emergency services, at least in the US. If we're getting technical it is a mobile phone, just not a cellular phone. A cellular phone will work anywhere it can get a compatible cellular signal and this will work anywhere with decent WiFi.