sf wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 13:55:53 -0400, "Edwin Pawlowski" >
> wrote:
>
>> <sf> wrote in message ...
>>> On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 11:47:58 -0500, Omelet >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> The unused cell is an older, used Motorola that was given to me by a
>>>> concerned mentor on tx.guns. He felt strongly (and rightly so) that
>>>> anyone that carries a gun should carry a cellphone. At that point in
>>>> time, I had not gotten a cellphone so when I finally got a new one, I've
>>>> continued to carry the other one fully charged and "off" just in case of
>>>> emergencies.
>>> so you're paying for two carriers and two phones?
>> You can have a dozen phones all for no cost and on the same carrier. You
>> just can't turn them on all the time. I've heard, but not verified, that any
>> phone is capable or connecting to 911, even if you don't have a carrier.
>>
> I'm still unclear how you'd use an old phone when the number has been
> ported to your new one.
>
>
If its GSM you would use the activated SIM from your current phone, if
it is CDMA you would change the ESN on the carriers website.

911 is a separate thing. Every cellphone is charged a fee to allow 911
calling on an unactivated phone.