On Wednesday 08 May 2002 01:45 pm, you wrote: > Nate wrote: > > can you imagine trying to localize the call for 911? > > > > 'ok, it's from ph# 111-111-1111, from ip 10.9.17.2, lesse, that's > > somewhere in minnesota, oh wait, it's coming across a vpn from san > > fran...' > > Actually, I would imagine it'd be a lot more direct than that: > > Phone Sales Rep: "Thank you for your order. Now, as part of the > registration procedure, we need to find out what area code you > would like to route 911 call to." > Customer: "612, please" > Phone Sales Rep: "Thank you. Your records will be updated on > our system immediately." > Customer: "Gee, thanks!" Which is better than nothing, but not nearly as good as with present phone systems, which tell the folks at 911 with rather a lot more specificity as to where the call is originating. (As I understand it, that's now common on cell phones, as well.)