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I seem to remember a case, possibly in Sweden in the late 90's or early 00's, where a woman was unable to call an ambulance for her husband who was having a hea
by nisse72 13y ago
I seem to remember a case, possibly in Sweden in the late 90's or early 00's, where a woman was unable to call an ambulance for her husband who was having a heart attack, because of an incoming caller who had not hung up properly (or something along those lines). After some panic I think she ran to a neighbours house where she was able to make the call.
If I remember the story correctly, this resulted in some debate followed by a law change, such that now if the called party hangs up, you have only a few seconds before the connection is broken.
I don't know how it went for the husband though...
- lukes 13y agoIn the UK if the person on the other end hasn't hung up and you dial 999, the call ends. It's the only way I know to force-end the call.
- crististm 13y agoIt seems so backwards! Why wouldn't you be able to hang-up if you are the callee? Anyway, it makes it clear now how the scam works. In a proper telecom setup, if the hang-up time is longer than the flash time (a few hundred milliseconds) then the call should end - period. This allows you to hang up properly while allowing for call waiting features and the like.