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jay > wrote:
> In article >,
> Brooklyn1 > wrote:
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>> in case I go into town and get a
>> flat tire or some such car problem. The only numbers I programed in
>> is the auto repair place in town, 911,

>
> You don't need minutes or a even a sim card for emergencies. All you
> need is a charged phone and be within network range.
>
> Alcatel A382G Tracfone
>
> * Making an emergency call*
> Dial emergency and press the send key to place
> your call. This works even without a SIM card and
> without typing the PIN code. If your phone is
> within network coverage when you place a call to
> 911 (example of emergency number), your phone
> will send your current location information to the
> 911 operator; which will assist those trying to help
> you, get to you faster.
>
> Maybe if you gave someone your number they would call you .. unlikely
> but it could happen. I mean maybe you will get a least a wrong number
> or better yet a tele-seller call.
>
> jay


I don't know if I still have it, and I wonder if could work. I'm not going
to dial 911. It's old ATT digital, which does not use their current GSM
modulation scheme. That's was a big phone. Oh, it also included analog
signal capability.

Greg
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