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Interesting. I definitely made this mistake as a child. My dad's cell phone number started was 915-XXXX. I misdialed once and dialed "911". I explained that it
by ncallaway 9y ago
Interesting. I definitely made this mistake as a child. My dad's cell phone number started was 915-XXXX. I misdialed once and dialed "911".
I explained that it was a mistake, and they said not to worry about it and hung up. No officer was dispatched.
I wonder if something has changed since I made that mistake, if it's just inconsistent across the country, or if there is some discretion of the dispatcher to decide that the child probably did make a mistake.
- mjcl 9y agoI don't think anything has changed; I made test-calls to 911 (to confirm the call was routed properly) when commissioning new phone systems and never had police dispatched. I'd tell the operator that I was testing and wanted to confirm that they were showing the correct phone # and address.
- boomboomsubban 9y agoIt is something that every state and county could decide.