Unreliable
Nothing to give 911 text priority
Nothing to show if it went through
911 Texting Won't Work — Yet -- Courant.com
Nothing to give 911 text priority
Nothing to show if it went through
911 Texting Won't Work — Yet -- Courant.com
Is anyone really STUPID enough to text message
911 to report an emergency?
mike, There are certain tactical situations,as were mentioned that would make texting useful. Our pd here has recently upgraded their phone system to all allow students and mothers "at risk" to text. So there might be logic to this option. Ex, Let's say a child is witness to another being bullied or solicited to buy drugs and can't call for help due to the chance of being heard? Or how about the battered female needing safety from her estranged drunk husband in the next room? Texting could be used in these situations!
N9ZAS
it seems 911 texts are treated the same as hang ups around here. at least it seems like it as heard over the scanner.