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MiddleFingerMom

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10. I worked for Verizon Wireless for a number of years and ALL cellphones sold after...

Reply to NNN0LHI (Original post)

Wed May 23, 2012, 03:52 PM

May 2012

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... a certain date (forget, but it's MAYBE 10 years ago) were mandated to have this feature. As long as
you can keep it charged, you have an emergency 911 phone.
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Some kids, knowing this and knowing it's impossible (or not worth the resources) to track them down will
prank call 911, cutting down on true emergency response calls (also, if you give an old phone to a toddler
to play with, take the battery out so they don't "accidentally" discover this).
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I think endless pizza delivery should be mandated, too.
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Can you still call 911 from a cell phone even after the service is shut off? [View all] NNN0LHI May 2012 OP

Yes, that's the case. TheWraith May 2012 #1

yep Go Vols May 2012 #2

Well that is a really good thing to know NNN0LHI May 2012 #6

What kind of emergency? Politicalboi May 2012 #9

The kind of emergency where my car slides off the road during a blizzard NNN0LHI May 2012 #12

You might want to consider a prepaid cell phone. TheWraith May 2012 #13

I second the prepaid phone notion tabbycat31 May 2012 #17

I only know about iPhones. You can call 911 even without 'service.' nt onehandle May 2012 #3

Yep! There was a law passed sometime ago (don't have the link) that RKP5637 May 2012 #4

Believe it was the Telecommuncations Act of 1996. TheWraith May 2012 #14

Yes - that is why when you are out of your own network it says "Emergency Calls Only". yellowcanine May 2012 #5

Wow thanks for this thread SunsetDreams May 2012 #7

Doesn't even need to activated ag_dude May 2012 #8

I worked for Verizon Wireless for a number of years and ALL cellphones sold after... MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #10

Yes. I would like to take it one step further. Raine1967 May 2012 #11

Yes, it's an FCC rule pokerfan May 2012 #15

great thread... surprised at the lack of recs fascisthunter May 2012 #16

And you can still call 911 when the phone is buried Generic Other May 2012 #18

That's what the key-lock function is for. TheWraith May 2012 #19

I am probably opening myself up for criticism Generic Other May 2012 #20

Key lock, or keypad lock, prevents you from being able to dial the phone... TheWraith May 2012 #21

I must have a badly designed phone Generic Other May 2012 #22