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Maybe phones should have a "Test" feature for emergency-services? Smoke-alarms and GFCI-devices do, enabling folks to ensure that the device'll behave properly
by _Nat_ 5y ago
Maybe phones should have a "Test" feature for emergency-services?
Smoke-alarms and GFCI-devices do, enabling folks to ensure that the device'll behave properly.
Presumably there'd need to be some sort of systemic support for a test-feature, where emergency-services would have recognition of the concept such that they'd filter out test-calls, but only at the very last stages. This way the entire system performs the test, but operators wouldn't be tied up.
Alternatively, route test-calls to a test-operator, that'd presumably be an automated system, as to not burden actual emergency-services.
- aembleton 5y agoJust have another number that gets treated by systems as an emergency number. Something like 822. Then it should work without a sim, and whilst the phone is locked. 822 can then give an automated response.
- madars 5y agoI like the idea. I wonder what requirements should placed on its use: 911 has features that could lead to denial-of-service https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29495078 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29495078 (e.g. if a flashmob decided to 822 at the same time).