The 911 operator will not be held accountable, it will be the multimillon dollar cell phone carrier that did not allow you to connect to 911, because you did not subscribe to their plan. If you are in an area that has no coverage period it is likely EMS is to far away to help anyway. I knew a professional diver who suffered a Heart Attack while diving, he passed away. CPR is hard to do underwater. I have taken advanced life support and have been an instructor. I agree chose the service best for your needs, but in an emergency try to dial 911 regardless of what your bars say. Would not you feel silly if was right? Cell phones also have an emergency battery reserve, I also carry a battery that plugs into the phone.
Erik You have to have a signal to make a connection. Any connection. So if
you find yourself in an area where you ain't got no signal, you can press 911 til you're blue in the face but no one will answer. And no law in the free world can hold 911 operators accountable if your cell service won't connect. It's like a police radio, or, any radio for that matter. If you are in a dead spot, ain't going to do no good to scream! So Erik, pick a cell service that provides the best coverage for your needs. Make sure when you are hiding in your safe room, you have a signal.
Quoting erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net:
I don't know i have never tried it, they get touchy if you call without an emergency. It is supposed to work differently when you type 911, if there is any cell phone service by any carrier in the area. I am sure that it is an FCC Regulation, including deactivated phones. Little consulation if you call and it does not work, but a least someone will get rich from the lawsuit.
I wonder, is Chuck admitting he is a polygamous?
Erik
I might be wrong Erik, but don't you need signal bars to make a 911 call?
Quoting erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net:
When calling 911 your carrier is not supposed to be an issue, even on deactivated phones. If you dial 911 and don't get connect FCC regulations have been violated. I think that also applies to 511.
Erik
I have to have cell phone access at remote dive sites incase there is an emergency requiring Advanced Life Support. AT&T provides more coverage to the sites than the other services I've tried. Keeping this topic astronomy related, I think I may invest in a "satelite" phone for those times cell service is not available. ;)
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