Patent ID: 8811573

Claim:
A method for a subscriber to test information used by a response center to supply emergency response services to the subscriber in response to an emergency response call placed by the subscriber, comprising: providing an alternative dialing code that is available to the subscriber to place a test call; receiving, in the network, the test call placed by the subscriber with the alternative dialing code; associating, in the network, the test call with both the alternative dialing code and a calling number identification of a calling number; using the test call placed with the alternative dialing code to identify, in the network, the response center to which the network routes the emergency response call placed by the subscriber; storing status information relating to the response center; storing subscriber-specific status information accessible with the calling number identification; and in response to the test call placed by the subscriber with the alternative dialing code, delivering to the calling number the status information relating to the response center and the subscriber-specific status information; wherein the status information relating to the response center to which the network routes the emergency response call is provided to the calling number.