Comments on: AT&T To Implement Text-to-911 in Tennessee http://www.911dispatch.com/2012/09/06/att-to-implement-text-to-911-in-tennessee/ news and information about public safety communications since 1982 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 04:19:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: Sara http://www.911dispatch.com/2012/09/06/att-to-implement-text-to-911-in-tennessee/comment-page-1/#comment-62714 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:16:59 +0000 http://www.911dispatch.com/?p=7031#comment-62714 I dont see any good coming out of it personally in my comm center. Joint dispatch center for a county of aprx 300,000 people with one metro area included. Working nights I am usually talking to callers who need a lot of coaxing to get information from them for scene safety and correct response. This would be easier to do while on the phone with the correct tone to stress the importance of information. But we will see how it works I guess.

]]> By: Becky http://www.911dispatch.com/2012/09/06/att-to-implement-text-to-911-in-tennessee/comment-page-1/#comment-62373 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 13:44:15 +0000 http://www.911dispatch.com/?p=7031#comment-62373 It’s just a trial so it’s not permanently implemented. I’m kinda the type, don’t knock it till you try it. It does seem howeover by just reading this article, that there needs to be a format for callers still. Otherwise we’ll be texting all day trying to get details, etc. It’s already hard enough to get that by phone. It will definitely be trial and error and that’s for sure!

]]> By: Ryan H. Turner http://www.911dispatch.com/2012/09/06/att-to-implement-text-to-911-in-tennessee/comment-page-1/#comment-62298 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:05:02 +0000 http://www.911dispatch.com/?p=7031#comment-62298 Amazing….if there are any PSAP managers and policy makers that actually think that this “technology” is good and are going to force it on to your centers….GOOOOOOOOOOOOD LUCK. This is sooooooooo ripe with potential to be a DISASTER.

JUST SAY NO TO TEXTING 911!!

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