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Re: "Emergency service only"

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On 6/16/2015 7:59 PM, danny burstein wrote:
>>> It is because you can connect to a tower, but not the one from your
>>> service provider.  Happens once in a while depending on where you are.
>>> You can reach 91, but not other numbers.
>
>> Aha.  That accounts for everything.   Thanks for your wise advice.
>
> Just to expand on this a bit. Per FCC regs, if your phone
> can physically connect to a cellular system (right frequencies,
> strength, ptotocols), then even if you don't have an account
> with that company (or in the case of a SIM card phone, even
> if the card is missing...) then the cellco will let you
> make a 911 call.
>
> So if you've got an account with company A and you're
> broken down on the highway in the middle of nowhere,
> and the only signal is from comapny D, then you won't
> be able to call AAA or your brother-in-law, but you
> will be able to reach 911.

On inactive CDMA phones the phone will connect you to ARN where you can 
place a call with a credit card. No incoming calls. This doesn't work 
with GSM phones. If the CDMA phone is active on a carrier that can't 
roam onto the tower to which it is connected this doesn't work and you 
can only make emergency calls. Also, a CDMA phone that you stop using 
does not instantly go into the inactive phone database.

You can purchase a block of minutes to use with an inactive phone on 
ARN. The minutes are good for a year. 
<http://www.americanroaming.com/BuyVirtualPin.html>. Remember, no one 
can call you, it's outgoing only.

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"Emergency service only" micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2015-06-16 17:55 -0400
  Re: "Emergency service only" "Terry Coombs" <snag_one@msn.com> - 2015-06-16 19:28 -0500
    Re: "Emergency service only" micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2015-06-16 21:21 -0400
      Re: "Emergency service only" "Percival P. Cassidy" <Nobody@NotMyISP.net> - 2015-06-16 21:39 -0400
        Re: "Emergency service only" Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2015-06-17 12:09 -0500
          Re: "Emergency service only" micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2015-06-17 14:28 -0400
            Re: "Emergency service only" Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2015-06-18 10:38 -0500
    Re: "Emergency service only" sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2015-06-18 07:00 -0700
      Re: "Emergency service only" micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2015-06-18 18:20 -0400
  Re: "Emergency service only" Ed Pawlowski <esp@snet.net> - 2015-06-16 21:50 -0400
    Re: "Emergency service only" "Terry Coombs" <snag_one@msn.com> - 2015-06-16 21:53 -0500
    Re: "Emergency service only" micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2015-06-16 22:54 -0400
      Re: "Emergency service only" danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com> - 2015-06-17 02:59 +0000
        Re: "Emergency service only" micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2015-06-18 03:01 -0400
          Re: "Emergency service only" Stormin Mormon <cayoung61@hotmail.com> - 2015-06-18 07:40 -0400
          Re: "Emergency service only" "(PeteCresswell)" <x@y.Invalid> - 2015-06-18 10:35 -0400
            Re: "Emergency service only" micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2015-06-18 21:23 -0400
        Re: "Emergency service only" sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2015-06-18 07:08 -0700
          Re: "Emergency service only" danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com> - 2015-06-18 15:29 +0000
            Re: "Emergency service only" Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2015-06-18 14:16 -0500
          Re: "Emergency service only" micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2015-06-18 18:34 -0400
  Re: "Emergency service only" Tekkie® <Tekkie@comcast.net> - 2015-06-17 16:18 -0400
  Re: "Emergency service only" sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2015-06-18 06:58 -0700
    Re: "Emergency service only" micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2015-06-18 18:28 -0400

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