Analog cellular was discontinued in Feb of 2009, AT&T and Verizon turned their analog off on the day it was permitted-it is possible that some smaller operators are still offering analog but I don't know of any-and ALL cell phones are required by law to be able to dial 911 even if they are not subscribed-the carriers and the public safety folks are trying to get this changed because many people are giving their old phones to their 2-5 year older kids who are dialing 911 because they don't know any better-but analog phones just don't plain don't work on either AT&T or Verizon any more-Sprint and T-Mobile never offered analog so if there are any smaller operators out there still offering analog then they might work, but I doubt it.
Andy W6AMS From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John J. Riddell Sent: Friday, December 25, 2009 6:24 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Dropping the Autopatch--Keep 911 Kurt, all Cellphones will dial 911 whether they are activated or not. But...the analogue phones will soon be turned off if they haven't already been shut down, very soon. 73 John VE3AMZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Facility 406 DM09" <facility_...@earthlink.net <mailto:facility_406%40earthlink.net> > To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Friday, December 25, 2009 9:43 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Dropping the Autopatch--Keep 911 > So far, all old analog cell phones I have picked up dial 911 without paid > service. I call the local dispatcher on them to test this, no problem, so > a > larger bag phone, generally free and incredibly easy to work on due to > their > size, could work, a controller made from something like a basic stamp or > pic > chip could dial for you, send 911, *911 etc to get a connection. Another > way is to set your dialer, if possible, to allow outbound 911 only and > reject all other call requests. If you go with an analog phone (AMPS), > contact your local PD about testing if the service still exists with > carriers around you, maybe during off hours. > > Kurt > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
