MTUPremium
join:2005-02-15
San Luis Obispo, CA Reviews:
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| Landline & Cell I use both. Landline for DSL & 911. The cell is the 'main' phone, but has failed during 'emergencies' due to load. The last 'big' local earthquake (2003) resulted in zero cell service for quite a while, while landline worked fine. At the time I was working EMS. The 911-locates on landline worked, and there were none via cell. A more recent minor quake in Mexico affecting the So. Cal. resulted in a temporary overloaded cell capacity.
Consider the user. There are many incidents where an injured/ill person dials '911' on a landline and is unable to speak. The 'old' 911 system gets and address. Cellphones may give you a cell number, if not blocked, and may give you a 'rough' area to search, tower-density dependent. |
