Re: Here's how Vonage-Verizon E-911 Will Work

May 06, 2005 0 Replies


While the process documented mirrors the process for traditional


> landline phones, it doesn't address what happens when the VoIP user
> takes their phone someplace else and then calls 9-1-1. Which center
> is called? The one for their home of record or the one serving the
> hotel/motel/grandma's house?

What kind of nitwit would go to all of the effort of booting up a VoIP phone in those circumstances rather than using the POTS phone next to the bed?


The VoIP E911 issue only really matters for people using VoIP as a primary home phone, and it is my distinct impression that those phones rarely move.


R's,



John


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