hroo772
Darkness Fears Me
Premium
join:2002-04-05
Mclean, VA
clubs:
 ·Verizon FIOS
| What BS
As a part of strengthing E911 on cellphones, the gov required all cell phone carriers to only sell phones with gps or location abilities in them for E911. Since this has been in place and there is a way to get the location data, I don't see why it's so hard to stick to what they already started. |
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morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
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clubs:
 ·Charter Pipeline
 ·AT&T Southwest
| it would eliminate one of the final hold-out reasons for keeping a landline---reliable 911 service. don't want to accelerate landline loss now would we?
already people (mostly the young) are using just cell phones. however, middle-later aged people hold onto landlines for the security that is 911. |
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CylonRed
Premium,MVM
join:2000-07-06
Bloom County
1 edit | That and a couple of other reasons are why I hold onto POTS - with 2 kids under the age of 6 - it is just too important to hope E911 works properly. |
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morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
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clubs: | telco is aware of this and hoping to milk POTS for many more years... |
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gpscell911
@census.gov
| reply to hroo772
I do not get it either.... more and more cells are coming with GPS navigation.... if they cell can point and guide you what is so hard .... it should be better than traditional ones which is based in address only. with gps you could be in the woods and you can still be located. |
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CylonRed
Premium,MVM
join:2000-07-06
Bloom County | As long as there is a cell tower nearby... lots of places still do not have great coverage. |
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