911 on a Cell Phone

[Rustynuts]

Can you get 911 service with a cell phone? I tried once to report a drunk driver, but it wouldn't go through. Is there a special number to call, like *777 or something?

 

[bdjohnson]

I believe that 911 on a cell phone goes to the highway patrol. Individual counties set up different numbers that can be called on a cell phone that go through to the emergeny dispatcher.

 

[Monkey muppet]

Uk:

999 on a land line or mobile,
123 if 999 doesn't work on some mobiles.

If I were to call the police on the 999 number over a traffic offence then I would be miss-using police time (apparently you have to call the nearest station for that - yeah, I'm realy gonna have the numbers for all the police stations I pass during my daily travels)

 

[The Stigenator]

if it didnt go thru, try again.. many times 911 is busy or there is a wait time.. depends on which county and what time of the day.

I have been on line for 20 minutes before 911 actually responded, not hold, online, meaning the 911 system picked me up but i didnt talk to a operator for 20 minutes.

 

[ABitTooSpicy]

I called 911 on my celly once... did a good deed and paid like $2.20 for it...

 

[PunDogg]

Originally posted by: TheGoodGuy
if it didnt go thru, try again.. many times 911 is busy or there is a wait time.. depends on which county and what time of the day.

I have been on line for 20 minutes before 911 actually responded, not hold, online, meaning the 911 system picked me up but i didnt talk to a operator for 20 minutes.

what were u doing that u called 911, were on line for 20 mins and everything was still ok?

Dogg

 

Originally posted by: ABitTooSpicy
I called 911 on my celly once... did a good deed and paid like $2.20 for it...

how long ago? I thought the feds passed a law saying you can't be charged for 911 calls.

 

[arcenite]

what is this world coming to when you have to wait 20 mins for 911