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Offhand, do you know what you'd do in the case where someone would call 911? (Or whatever the local equivalent is?) That's one of the benefits of the POTS and
by trothamel 10y ago
Offhand, do you know what you'd do in the case where someone would call 911? (Or whatever the local equivalent is?)
That's one of the benefits of the POTS and Cell networks that the various IP-only services have yet to provide. I'm just curious as to if you do without, or have a deactivated cell phone or something like that that you use instead.
- dredmorbius 10y agoA no-service phone can still make 9-1-1 calls in the US, it's a legal requirement. Many other nations have similar requirements. Free-riding off the target-rich environment of available phones is another option. I've made precisely one true emergency request call in my life, and that was when employed in a safety-supporting role. I've used emergency phone services on other occasions, but in those cases, the situation was either not life-threatening, others had reported the event, or the involved party was already clearly dead. And if I need a burner (trip/travel), I can pick one up / refill an otherwise unused phone for a few euros.