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Hope you never have to do it... Posted by bazil burns [Email] (more from bazil burns) on Fri, 28 Oct 2005 18:59:23

In Reply to: Re: OnStar Emergency Use, Scott Paterson

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... but the truth is, a phone which is not activated can still be used to call 911 (or 112 in some countries). I'm not sure if it's a law (i *think* it is) or if it's just done for liability reasons, but if you have usuable signal and a deactivated phone, 911 is possible. My old V551 springs to life with an "Emergency Call" dialog box if i start keying in 911 or 112, with no SIM card in it.

My mother keeps an old Nokia 5165 (TDMA) in her 9000 just for such situations, and has used it once to report a car on fire on the side of the road. I'm trying to get her to get a cheapo plan, and use my spare phone as her own but she refuses to do it.

--bazil
'99 9-3
'85 SPG

Posts in this Thread:

OnStar Emergency Use, Savage, Fri, 28 Oct 2005 18:17:39
- Kinda' pre emergency sales call....., Mike Lynch , Sat, 29 Oct 2005 10:27:31
- Think of it as insurance..., Caarma , Fri, 28 Oct 2005 18:59:32
  - That being said..., Caarma , Sat, 29 Oct 2005 07:37:45
- Re: OnStar Emergency Use, Scott Paterson , Fri, 28 Oct 2005 18:26:58
  - all cell phones do 911 w/o service ........., Eisenberg, Fri, 28 Oct 2005 23:54:16
    - apparently not.., Scott Paterson , Sat, 29 Oct 2005 19:14:40
      - You simply tried 911? What if it had worked?, saw, Sun, 30 Oct 2005 13:06:53
        It worked for me when I was south of Frackville, PA, RS , Tue, 1 Nov 2005 19:28:34
  - Hope you never have to do it..., bazil burns, Fri, 28 Oct 2005 18:59:23 <-- Viewing This Message
    - my Nextel i1000 doesn't..., Scott Paterson , Fri, 28 Oct 2005 23:07:30
      - iDen phones might not, but regular GSM/CDMA/TDMA, Trev, Sat, 29 Oct 2005 12:45:48
      - Which phone is the i1000?...., Chaz, Sat, 29 Oct 2005 06:15:06
        Re: Which phone is the i1000?...., Scott Paterson , Sat, 29 Oct 2005 19:13:38
        BitPM is freeware for many phone models, Pete Saab 9-5, Sat, 29 Oct 2005 08:17:03

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