| Have you ever wondered what exactly is up
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| | wireless or used by a router connected to
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| with VoIP and Emergency 911? This
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| | your broadband High Speed Internet
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| informative report can give you an
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| | connection. This means, that you are not
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| insight into everything you've ever
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| wanted to know about VoIP and Emergency
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| | address, but by your IP address.
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| 911.
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| | The information about VoIP and Emergency
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| VoIP or Voice over Internet Protocol has
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| | 911 presented here will do one of two
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| gained much popularity today. There are
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| | things: either it will reinforce what you
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| many advantages consumers are discovering
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| | know about VoIP and Emergency 911 or it
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| to using their broadband connections to
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| | will teach you something new. Both are
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| handle all of their telecommunication
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| | good outcomes.
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| needs. People also prefer integrating
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| | For some who use VoIP services and call
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| their telephony into one simple network.
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| | 911, there calls will be routed to a
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| VoIP can handle all components such as
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| | Public Safety Answering Point Dispatcher,
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| voice, data, email, and web
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| | but when the call arrives, it won't have
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| communications.
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| | any information displayed pertaining to
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| When VoIP first was revealed, it opened
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| | location or user's information.
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| the door to many questions. For example,
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| | There have already been several instances
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| VoIP transmits packets of data, or
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| | in the news pertaining to VoIP and
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| information, over the Internet, while
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| | problems people have had reaching 911
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| regular telephone services work by
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| | during an emergency. The FCC has issued
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| transmitting circuits- or electricity to
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| | regulations regarding VoIP and the
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| create a connection between one telephone
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| | problem with 911, but unfortunately the
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| user and another. An example of this is
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| | problem is not that easy to fix. The
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| the old switchboard operators who wearing
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| | very infrastructure of VoIP differs from
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| headsets would frantically try to make
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| | standard telephone lines; therefore the
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| the right connection and have the correct
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| | system of 911 does not work with VoIP as
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| talkers communicate with each other.
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| | it does with landlines.
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| This old method of using the telephones
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| | The FCC has made the decision that VoIP
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| is called Circuit Switch Networks.
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| | service providers will have to have all
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| Because VoIP utilizes packets of
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| | customers sign a "statement or waiver"
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| information, it is called Packet Switch.
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| | stating that they understand their 911
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| There have been complications in the way
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| | services may be disabled or not working
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| VoIP users or Packet Switch networks
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| | according to standard with their VoIP
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| connect to the Emergency 911 systems.
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| | service.
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| Back in August 1999, the Wireless
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| | Some VoIP service providers have
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| Communications and Safety Public Act took
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| | addressed the issue by instituting
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| effect. This Act enforces that all
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| | enhanced 911 services, the same as for
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| telephone carriers and services will
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| | cellular phone users, but there are still
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| provide 911 services for all of its
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| | issues that remain. For instance, if a
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| customers. Mobile phone carriers were
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| | caller is on a VoIP through their laptop
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| having a hard time with the Wireless
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| | computer, or in a different location, the
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| Communications and Safety Public Act when
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| | enhanced 911, may not be able to
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| their services first were initiated.
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| | effectively track the computer because
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| Currently, all mobile services provide
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| | they are on an IP network.
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| emergency 911 services for all of their
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| | The safest measure to take, until this is
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| customers.
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| | corrected, is to keep a basic landline
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| When a person calls 911, their call is
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| | phone in use, if not only for the sole
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| routed to Public Safety Answering Point
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| | purpose of making emergency 911 calls on.
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| Dispatcher. It is the nature of the
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| | Also, you can carry your cell phone with
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| Emergency 911 system that when the phone
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| | you, even if you use VoIP for your
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| call arrives at the Public Safety
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| | calling needs through your laptop, or if
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| Answering Point Dispatcher the caller's
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| | you use a VoWiFi phone, just in case you
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| identification will be displayed. This
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| | need to call 911.
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| includes the caller's name (or the one
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| | If you do need to make a 911 phone call
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| registered for the phone) and address.
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| | from your VoIP, remember to stay calm,
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| Mobile phone carriers have now included a
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| | then let the dispatcher know your present
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| global tracking system so that location
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| | location immediately. Remember, they
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| can be traced to the specific location
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| | won't have that information in front of
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| where the call is being placed.
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| | them.
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| The wireless form of 911 is known as E911
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| | You can't predict when knowing something
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| or Enhanced 911. This includes
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| | extra about VoIP and Emergency 911 will
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| displaying a cellular phone caller's
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| | come in handy. If you learned anything
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| location as well as extending it to a
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| | new about VoIP and Emergency 911 in this
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| surrounding range of 50-300 meters.
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| | article, you should file the article
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| This brings us to VoIP and the
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| | where you can find it again.
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| difficulties that VoIP service providers
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| | Olivia Tan provides tips and review on
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| have when it comes to 911. First, VoIP
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| | VoIP service providers. Please visit for
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| is not a landline service. It is
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| | more information on VoIP.
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