Can I call 911 with VoIP?

Can I call 911 with VoIP?

Jim Gurol (VP of Operations, Tierzero) gives expert video advice on: Can I use VoIP with the phone I already have?; Can I keep my old phone number if I switch to VoIP?; Can I keep my phone number if I move? and more...

When you sign up with your service provider for a Voice over IP line you have to register your city, state and address with that provider and they enter it into a database, that's a special database it's an E91 database. So when you call 911 they're able to look up your information and know where to dispatch the emergency services to. So the 911 does work, it has to be registered, if you do not register an address they won't know where to send the emergency services to.