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Cellular phones can use several technologies that can assist in providing and X,Y coordinate of the device. These can be extremely accurate, depending on the da
by Fletch911 12y ago
Cellular phones can use several technologies that can assist in providing and X,Y coordinate of the device. These can be extremely accurate, depending on the data available. Look on Wiki for 'SkyHook'. This information is NOT available to 911 on phone calls, nor dopes a data channel exist to even transmit the data from the device to the 911 center. This is why the App is useful, but the App, needs to talk to something on the 911 center side. Without that piece, there is no way to get the information from point A to point B.
- preetnation 12y agoFletch, that's spot on. This is why the utility is gated to the areas where text to 911 is available (in upcoming update) and why 911 will send you a bounceback if the dispatchers aren't so equipped