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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
Here's a happy bit of news!
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 04:10 pm.
Cell phone calls a problem for 911 operators
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I've heard people talk about getting rid of their land lines, and I cannot imagine anything more short-sighted. I actually had to explain to a friend of mine with children exactly why doing that would be not only silly but very dangerous. "What if your babysitter doesn't have a cellphone? What if you lose the number? How will you contact each other?"
Looks like I was right. I hadn't thought about the 911 system not being built to work with cellphones, but that just adds another reason to keep the land lines. Besides the fact that they are FAR cheaper than those addictive little toys, they are dependable, built to last, and can't easily be lost or stolen. (Who the hell would ever want to steal your house phone?)
JEEZ, how hard is this stuff to figure out?
Cell phone calls a problem for 911 operators
( Text here )
I've heard people talk about getting rid of their land lines, and I cannot imagine anything more short-sighted. I actually had to explain to a friend of mine with children exactly why doing that would be not only silly but very dangerous. "What if your babysitter doesn't have a cellphone? What if you lose the number? How will you contact each other?"
Looks like I was right. I hadn't thought about the 911 system not being built to work with cellphones, but that just adds another reason to keep the land lines. Besides the fact that they are FAR cheaper than those addictive little toys, they are dependable, built to last, and can't easily be lost or stolen. (Who the hell would ever want to steal your house phone?)
JEEZ, how hard is this stuff to figure out?