Can you dial "911" using an unsubscribed cell phone?
By clorissa123
@clorissa123 (4926)
United States
November 2, 2009 8:23pm CST
I heard people said that, if you have an unsubscribed cell phone, with no service provider whatsoever, you can still dial "911" for emergency help. Is that truth? I have an old cell phone, and it is without any service provider. I just wonder if I dial "911", would the emergency station pick up the signal? Had anyone tried before?
3 responses
@mommyjewel (39)
• United States
3 Nov 09
From the 911 dispatchers that are friend's of mine you can dial 911 from any cell phone even if it is not linked to a service provider. Personally I have not tried it before because my cell phones have always been linked to one service provider or another.
@clorissa123 (4926)
• United States
3 Nov 09
You could simply find a old cellular phone, without any service link to it, or borrow it from a friend. Try it out. Mine seems work too. I call and before it reaches the operator, I hang it up.
@headabnger2884 (253)
• Ireland
3 Nov 09
Yes your phone is always capable of dialing for emergency numbers weather with a sim card or without
