Enhanced 911
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E911
Wireless Enhanced 911
A second phase of Enhanced 911 service is to allow a wireless or mobile telephone to be located geographically using some form of radiolocation from the cellular network, or by using a Global Positioning System receiver built into the phone itself.
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Therefore the doctor is full of B.S.
You said — Therefore the doctor is full of B.S.
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Well, he can’t be too full of B.S. since it didn’t work for me, on 9/11 in Dallas, Texas and I had to walk about a block to look at a street sign to give the info to the operator... LOL...
Assuming that the cell phone works in that location. We have good cell phone coverage in my area, but the building that I work in had thick concrete walls and cell phones generally don't work there. Except Nextel, which my company uses for their own service. We have repeaters that allow Nextel phones to work in our building. But not Verizon, AT&T, or any other carrier.
Point is, if cell phones are not working in that location, you can't call and they can't locate you.
I understand that most homes aren't built like our work location, but if it's already in a fringe area and has thick walls, cell phone coverage can be very poor.
That is, however, no excuse for not having a working land line in the home.