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tanzanite_fan
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Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:30 am |
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Suppose you went missing (with your cell phone) for whatever reason/accident. If you were using a separately purchased SIM card in an unlocked phone, could Cingular theoretically locate you/your cell phone if requested by family or police (by way of a "ping", etc.)? Thanks to all who can respond. I am not cell phone and tech literate as you can see.
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elmo01
Posts: 2198
Phone Model:
Samsung SPH-M510
Service Provider:
Bell Canada |
Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:47 am |
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techically possible yes... but it would be thru triangulation on a cingular service if your phone is not E911 capable
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tanzanite_fan
Posts: 2 |
Tue Jan 09, 2007 12:01 pm |
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Thanks ... how can I find out if a phone is E911 capable? I haven't bought the phone in question yet and would want it to be E911 capable.
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elmo01
Posts: 2198
Phone Model:
Samsung SPH-M510
Service Provider:
Bell Canada |
Tue Jan 09, 2007 12:31 pm |
| tanzanite_fan wrote: | | Thanks ... how can I find out if a phone is E911 capable? I haven't bought the phone in question yet and would want it to be E911 capable. |
if its a new phone... it is... if its used or older call the manufacturer
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SLVRLVR
Posts: 6 |
Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:05 pm |
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E911 is handle by the network, not the phone
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Malibu21
Posts: 1002
Phone Model:
V3xx Lightly Modded, V6 Maxx Tweaked nicely.
Service Provider:
The New AT&T |
Sun Jan 21, 2007 4:41 am |
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Right, but the phone has to be capable of it before it can interact that way with the network
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SLVRLVR
Posts: 6 |
Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:21 am |
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No it doesn't. E-911 is handled by another piece of equipment within the cell site. If your phone can talk to the cell site then it can do E-911.
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TextWhore
Posts: 78
Phone Model:
LG-VX8600, Blackberry Curve
Service Provider:
Verizon Wireless, Cingular |
Fri Feb 02, 2007 4:44 pm |
| SLVRLVR wrote: | | No it doesn't. E-911 is handled by another piece of equipment within the cell site. If your phone can talk to the cell site then it can do E-911. |
Wrong. Malibu is right. I used to work for Verizon and had to tell people all the time we couldnt activate their old phone because it wasnt capable.
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