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  • CDMA iPbne 4s and 911

    From Wade Garrett@21:1/5 to All on Fri Oct 28 10:14:32 2022
    I keep my old non-activated 3G CDMA Verizon iPhone 4s in the car's glove
    box as an emergency backup to call 911 if my active iPhone failed or
    went missing.


    After Verizon's imminent retirement of the CDMA network, will the 4s
    still be able to call 911?

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  • From nospam@21:1/5 to wade@cooler.net on Fri Oct 28 11:07:17 2022
    In article <tjgo4c$1rok$1@gioia.aioe.org>, Wade Garrett
    <wade@cooler.net> wrote:

    I keep my old non-activated 3G CDMA Verizon iPhone 4s in the car's glove
    box as an emergency backup to call 911 if my active iPhone failed or
    went missing.


    After Verizon's imminent retirement of the CDMA network, will the 4s
    still be able to call 911?

    not on cdma, but the 4s also has 2g/3g gsm, which might work. emergency
    calls can go via any carrier.

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  • From Wade Garrett@21:1/5 to nospam on Fri Oct 28 18:10:50 2022
    On 10/28/22 11:07 AM, nospam wrote:
    In article <tjgo4c$1rok$1@gioia.aioe.org>, Wade Garrett
    <wade@cooler.net> wrote:

    I keep my old non-activated 3G CDMA Verizon iPhone 4s in the car's glove
    box as an emergency backup to call 911 if my active iPhone failed or
    went missing.


    After Verizon's imminent retirement of the CDMA network, will the 4s
    still be able to call 911?

    not on cdma, but the 4s also has 2g/3g gsm, which might work. emergency
    calls can go via any carrier.

    Yeah, "might work" probably ain't the best option in an emergency
    situation :-)

    I think I'll just leave the 4s at home and stick an old 4G VoLTE Android
    in the glove box. A no-phone-service 4s is, after all-- an iPod Touch!

    --
    I fix stuff and I know things

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  • From sms@21:1/5 to Wade Garrett on Fri Oct 28 15:34:04 2022
    On 10/28/2022 7:14 AM, Wade Garrett wrote:
    I keep my old non-activated 3G CDMA Verizon iPhone 4s in the car's glove
    box as an emergency backup to call 911 if my active iPhone failed or
    went missing.


    After Verizon's imminent retirement of the CDMA network, will the 4s
    still be able to call 911?

    Yes, if there is T-Mobile coverage since T-Mobile's 2G network will not
    be shut down until December 31, 2022 (unless the date is pushed out
    again). Then you might want to spend $40 on a low-cost Android phone
    from HSN, i.e. <https://www.hsn.com/products/samsung-galaxy-a03s-65-hd-tracfone-bundle-with-1500-min/20751378>
    (use $20 off code).

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