"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in
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Why not? Why would it work for 911 but not FSS?

Because it is not solving the basic underlying problem. Instead it is a
"fix" specifically for 911. It *does* go well beyond the requirement to
identify your general location - it requires that you be located with a
hundred feet or so (depending on urban vs. rural environment).

As such it is not designed to be used on "routine" calls - only on a very
limited emergency basis.

The basic problem could obviously be fixed. The system always knows which
cell site your phone is registered to at any given moment. But changing
the routing sequence on the fly for a somewhat arbitrary selection of calls
is software development money that the public carriers are not going to
spend.

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James M. Knox
TriSoft ph 512-385-0316
1109-A Shady Lane fax 512-366-4331
Austin, Tx 78721
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