So do I need a new phone

Cycledude · Saturday at 9:26 PM

Buy a unlocked phone and put it on US Mobile.
US Mobile has the lowest rates and does verizon or AT&T or T-Mobile . I have been with US Mobile for almost a year now and it’s been flawless, way cheaper and way more data.

orezok · Sunday at 4:21 PM

Cycledude said:
Buy a unlocked phone and put it on US Mobile.
US Mobile has the lowest rates and does verizon or AT&T or T-Mobile . I have been with US Mobile for almost a year now and it’s been flawless, way cheaper and way more data.

I don’t need to have a service as the only call I might make on it is to 911 and iphones can call that number without service. I don’t know if others have that.

dstig1 · Sunday at 5:55 PM

Pretty sure all phones of any type can do a 911 call, no matter what. As long as they power up...

Fuddyduddy1952 · Sunday at 6:03 PM

orezok said:
I don’t need to have a service as the only call I might make on it is to 911 and iphones can call that number without service. I don’t know if others have that.

You can call your local police department NON emergency number and explain you'd like to test your phone for 911.
I've done it in the past, no problem.

civilian · Sunday at 8:29 PM

Fuddyduddy1952 said:
You can call your local police department NON emergency number and explain you'd like to test your phone for 911.
I've done it in the past, no problem.

When I had issue similar to RSKY's worse day ever thread with vertigo, I called 911. EMT's took me to the hospital and family didn't know what happened to me. I was not answering my cell phone and couldn't call anyone to tell them EMTs took me. But later on we heard our 911 operators like those calls about if they had a call from someone like myself when EMT's were sent out to get me.

So I think calling 911 to test system, with the first comment from caller is "this is a test, or non emergency call". I will say our 911 service is for a small county wide in northern Michigan, not a large populted are. Jon

Midniteoyl · Sunday at 8:42 PM

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The last time this happen to one of my phones (Samsung S7) I convinced them to repair it free of charge about 3 months or so out of warranty. The phone repair parts list included about everything - Battery, PCB, Screen, Camera and lenses, Rear case, etc.. Pretty sure they just through in an otherwise repaired phone and called it even.

Midniteoyl · Sunday at 8:43 PM

orezok said:
I don’t need to have a service as the only call I might make on it is to 911 and iphones can call that number without service. I don’t know if others have that.

Every cell phone can call e911 w/o service, it's a requirement

Jstpssng · Sunday at 10:13 PM

Midniteoyl said:
Every cell phone can call e911 w/o service, it's a requirement

I have donated old phones for that purpose. They replaced the batteries in working phones and gave them to victims of domestic violence. I doubt that program is still active as most everyone has a cell phone now.