----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stephen Sprunk" <step...@sprunk.org>
> On 16-Dec-14 12:27, John Schiel wrote: > > One thing you might also want to consider are any calls you make to > > 911 whilst using a repeater. > > > > I use a repeater supplied by T-Mobile and they made it very clear, > > and > > I had to specifically acknowledge a statement, that using such a > > repeater takes away from emergency services being able to find out > > where you are if you make a 911 call from your mobile. > > > > Some may refer to this as a feature, depending on how much tin foil > > you have laying about, but the users of such device may need to be > > warned about emergency calls. They'll need to be able to describe > > where they are to the responding sirens. > > With any reasonably modern phone, wouldn't this problem only apply to > areas where GPS isn't available (e.g. basements) and the system tries > to fall back to using tower triangulation? > > AIUI, part of the registration process's purpose is to give a default > location for your new "tower" so that emergency responders at least > know where to start looking if no better location information is available, > e.g. because the caller can't speak or is disoriented. A friend of mine has a Sprint Airave picocell in her house, and it came with an external GPS antenna; if the cell can't lock a GPS position, it doesn't come online for calls. Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink j...@baylink.com Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://www.bcp38.info 2000 Land Rover DII St Petersburg FL USA BCP38: Ask For It By Name! +1 727 647 1274
