FCC Adding Video, Texting to Next-Gen 911

[exfileme]

Now you don't have to fumble for words trying to tell 911 operators that you've severed an arm... just show them!

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[warmon6]

hmm there is some potential in this. Although are they also going to improve the ability to locate where the cell phone and user is at if receiving video and/or texts? (i didn't see anything about this, although it is possible i overlooked it in the article.)

now I know there a lot of cell phones with gps, but not all phones with texting and video abilities do. So only triangulating between towers is an option but that only works so well in its current form.

 

[chmilz1]

Curious to see, right off the bat, how many morons txt a picture of their wang to 911, and it gets traced back and they get charged

 

[Travis Beane]

This makes me happy.
I hope they fully exploit the usage.
I've only dialed 911 once, and I wish I had a phone that could have taken videos. Instead of spending 15 minutes explaining what's happening, and by the time they get there they're already gone, show them and have them instantly know my location via my gps.

 

[illegalnaut]

This is going to make things very complicated for public safety personel. I'm both a police officer and a 911 dispatcher, and I can tell you it's extremely hard to get details from someone who is able to speak with you, let alone how difficult it would be to get ppl to give info through text. I'm the first to want the latest and greatest technology and use it when I'm out on the streets, but I really hope they think this through and everything it's going to bring. Last thing I want is to see someone bumping uglies live through 911...

 

[of the way]

It is difficult to communicate effectively through texts, but it would be very helpful in say, a hostage situation, where you can't really talk on the phone.

 

[razor512]

It is good to have but discourage it's use unless you are in an emergency where you cant talk.

And if it turns out to be a useless text, then upon investigation, the community will reserve the right to force you to eat an entire habanero pepper.

 

[scrumworks]

Damn, I thought this was about new Porsche 911.

 

[hetneo]

[citation][nom]warmon6[/nom]hmm there is some potential in this. Although are they also going to improve the ability to locate where the cell phone and user is at if receiving video and/or texts? (i didn't see anything about this, although it is possible i overlooked it in the article.)now I know there a lot of cell phones with gps, but not all phones with texting and video abilities do. So only triangulating between towers is an option but that only works so well in its current form.[/citation]
Yep first of five steps "the commission will develop location accuracy mechanisms for NG911,"

 

[K-zon]

Sounds complicated.

Your expense in a phone probably will vary for the use of course but of it at least is to say when making a call more options are availible or open for use.

 

[happyballz]

With these low data caps and obscene overages from our "beloved" rape-carriers I think I rather call hehe

On a serious note, it would probably be good, but knowing the phone companies this will only give them another option we can't disable to charge us for just like regular 911...

 

[beachbod]

"The unfortunate truth is that the capability of our emergency-response communications has not kept pace with commercial innovation – has not kept pace with what ordinary people now do every day with communications devices.

If private companies operated 911 and were competing for your business imagine the innovation that would happen. But if your the governement and your employees are fat and happy why innovate?

The fact is anything the government can do private companies can do better.