[Cialug] OT: Any good reason not to kill land phone line?

[Matthew Nuzum]

On Nov 16, 2007 10:24 AM, Claus Niesen <cniesen at gmx.net> wrote:

> > AFAIK all Cell providers had to have gps and 911 coverage a couple of
> > years ago.
> > If they can't finger out where it is by GPS they triangulate it off
> > towers.
>
> Yes, but just recently I heard the police chief in Ames mention that cell
> phone calls might get routed to the wrong 911 call center.  But that
> shouldn't be to much of a problem.  Also they can't tell exactly where the
> caller is from.  A land line gives you a definitive address, a cell phone
> just the approximate location.


The book that came with my cell phone says that it sends GPS information
when I call 911. It even had some setting to adjust the GPS information
(under what circumstances). That should get them to within a dozen feet of
me, which is better than simply knowing my address imho. (he's in the
garage...)

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Matthew Nuzum
newz2000 on freenode
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