Re: Vonage Selects TCS For VoIP E911 Service

[Alex Rubenstein <alex () nac net>]

GPS does not work through the fuselage of a aluminum airplane.

I've tried. More than once.



On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 Michael.Dillon () btradianz com wrote:

> > If a person is calling 911 from a plane in flight, are
> > we really so concerned about which PSAP receieves the
> > call?    The last known fix would likely have been the
> > point of origin in any case...
>
> If a picocell on board an airplane receives an E911
> call, it shouldn't route it to any PSAP. The first
> responders in this situation are the flight attendants
> so it should ring the flight attendant's phone.
>
> By the way, if GPS works in the air for small aircraft
> pilots, then why wouldn't it work for cellphones? The
> last known fix should be 100% up to date and 100% useless.
>
> --Michael Dillon

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