I mentioned that very thing inside my first post. But even if you get rid of your landline service, you can keep a landline phone for that purpose. They HAVE to put 911 calls through regardless of whether that phone is connected to a paid-up service. That goes for old cell phones that don't have service too. If the cell phone has a charge, you can call 911 with it. But the landine is still better because 911 will have your address. -- HarmyBoard LifeStyles

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Date Posted: 20:30:42 06/06/11 Mon
Author: JAG Junkie (Ronda)
Subject: I mentioned that very thing inside my first post. But even if you get rid of your landline service, you can keep a landline phone for that purpose. They HAVE to put 911 calls through regardless of whether that phone is connected to a paid-up service. That goes for old cell phones that don't have service too. If the cell phone has a charge, you can call 911 with it. But the landine is still better because 911 will have your address.
In reply to: kleigh 's message, "One thing I didn't see mentioned in the "keep the landline" catagory - 911 emergency calls - if you need to call 911 - even if you need to leave they have your address - not so with all cell phones - you need to give them your location. Trust me - when you need to dial 911 you'll forget your address even if you have lived there for 36 years." on 19:51:49 06/06/11 Mon

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[> [> [> That part is important for me because my husband works away a lot, and even when he's here, he has heart disease. I don't want to be looking around for a little cell in the middle of the night. When I'm alone at night, I put a cell on charger beside my bed as well as my land line phone, in an abundance of caution. -- Cece, 09:43:26 06/07/11 Tue [1]

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[> [> [> [> I used to do the same thing when DH travelled! -- JJ (Ronda), 18:59:13 06/07/11 Tue [1]

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