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Ernest Lippert <ernielippert**At_Symbol_Here**TOAST.NET>
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Re: [DCHAS-L] "Zoom" phones/phone calling in labs
Date:
Apr 2, 2025 23:06 UTC
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I suggest that good,old fashioned, phones are hard wired, located at a fixed location, and might be more reliable in an emergency than phones based on a more ephemeral technology. Lets hear from folks who have had to make calls in emergency situations.
Personally, I have made only two such calls in my lifetime. One was for a lady who fell on a public sidewalk. My cell phone was the preferred communication. The other was a diabetic incident. My desk phone served admirably.
Ernest Lippert
From: "Margaret Rakas" <mrakas**At_Symbol_Here**SMITH.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, April 2, 2025 4:56 PM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU
Subject: [DCHAS-L] "Zoom" phones/phone calling in labs
good evening,
Following up on the 'permanent' phones in labs, our ITS department is looking into what Zoom offers for phones...Zoom says if you make a call to an emergency number your local carrier will make the call BUT--I am assuming that emergency number is 911. We have an on-campus emergency number which goes to our Campus Safety department.
Has anyone had experience with Zoom calling in a laboratory situation? It 'works' on Zoom enabled 'desk' phones and cell phones. I have a sense this may not be right for labs but would appreciate comments from those who either use this service, have used it but discontinued, or investigated it and decided to stay with VoIP lines.
Thank you so much-
Margaret
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Margaret A. Rakas, Ph.D.
Lab Safety & Compliance Director
Clark Science Center
Smith College
413-585-3877 (p)
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