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RKP5637

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4. Yep! There was a law passed sometime ago (don't have the link) that

Reply to NNN0LHI (Original post)

Wed May 23, 2012, 04:41 PM

May 2012

requires cell phone companies to allow 911 calls even if service has been disconnected. I don't know about the old analogue phones, but it's supposedly true for digital (but I've never tried it.)

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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