tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post2553680751725055709..comments2024-03-13T08:03:38.906-07:00Comments on Frugal Freedom: My Cell Phone Called 911 By Mistake...How EmbarrassingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-70473196787814811532008-03-18T19:21:00.000-07:002008-03-18T19:21:00.000-07:00rachel, that remeinds me of the time I was visitin...rachel, that remeinds me of the time I was visiting my sister. Her husband threw the phone in the bag and it accidentally hit redial and called me while I was sitting in the car with them. I said, your phone is calling me. My sister yells, don't answer!!! It will cost a dollar! I said fine but you only have 2 more rings until it goes to voice mail which led to a frantic search for the phone. Good thing we weren't driving yet. I could see the headlines- Horrible Accident Caused By Cell Phone While Trying To Save A Dollar!Daizyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075279944974601962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-26397863861933595112008-03-18T06:55:00.000-07:002008-03-18T06:55:00.000-07:00I leave my phone locked all the time for purely fi...I leave my phone locked all the time for purely financial reasons - I would hate to pay for an accidental phonecall!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-35007430693342702962008-03-16T08:37:00.000-07:002008-03-16T08:37:00.000-07:00Yeah Daizy, it was at that point that I realized t...Yeah Daizy, it was at that point that I realized that my phone (like most, apparently) still lets you dial 911 with the keypad locked. It's a safety issue, I guess, so you don't need to fumble around unlocking it when you're being shot at/mugged/house is burning down around you. Which also went to explain why sometimes there would mysteriously be a 9 in the center of the screen, all by it's lonesome...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-28026230870136678012008-03-15T19:51:00.000-07:002008-03-15T19:51:00.000-07:00Oh that is funny mrs. micah! It knew it was dying...Oh that is funny mrs. micah! It knew it was dying and tried to get help. Spooky!Daizyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075279944974601962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-6949026631278362892008-03-15T19:44:00.000-07:002008-03-15T19:44:00.000-07:00When I was a kid, our cordless phone called 911 on...When I was a kid, our cordless phone called 911 one night while we were having dinner. I was sooo lucky to be with my parents when the call was made because the police didn't believe me (I was a good kid and would never have done that, but they didn't know me). <BR/><BR/>Apparently, the phone had a freakout when its batteries drained. I guess it was supposed to be <I>able</I> to call 911 even without batteries. It just got a little pre-emptive.<BR/><BR/>Or it thought there was some kind of crisis because it had no juice.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, it lost its being alive privileges that night and went out with the garbage the next day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-28897741541000101612008-03-15T19:25:00.000-07:002008-03-15T19:25:00.000-07:00That's awful. Even with the key-pad locked? darn...That's awful. Even with the key-pad locked? darn. I'm tempted to try it but I don't want the call to go through. I really should upgrade!Daizyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075279944974601962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-18666580014369170632008-03-15T19:16:00.000-07:002008-03-15T19:16:00.000-07:00I did this right about a year ago now... I even ha...I did this right about a year ago now... I even had the keypad locked, but it managed to call 911 in my pocket. Worst part is, it was a few days after I interviewed for a dispatcher position with Lancaster County-Wide Communications, so I got a little excited until I realized it was a call-back, and in a different county, no less.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com