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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Doesn’t 911 actually work even in areas of no service? I guess I’m naive but I thought that 911 would often work in places where you can’t get “normal” service. You can also text 911….even if there isn’t service, isn’t there a chance the text would go through?[/quote]

How would 911 work in an area with no cell service?

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Pp. I guess I’m dumb but honestly thought that there was some way it could work even if a normal call wouldn’t work. If there’s truly zero service then no, but I thought in areas where there’s not enough service for a normal call but still SOME service, then I thought 911 got prioritized or something.

I guess it’s a good thing I don’t go out hiking in areas with no cell service[/quote]

Pp here. Sounds like a 911 call very well could have worked even if they had no signal-they do apparently work even if you have no bars:

https://survivalfreedom.com/do-emergency-calls-work-without-signal/[/quote]

This is an absolute reminder to people that YOU HAVE NO BARS.  There isn't magic to how cell technology works especially now with unlimited data/roaming. If you can't connect to a tower you out of luck. Done. Nada. Zero. 911 isn't able to breach technology.

How people don't understand this is amazing to me. [/quote]
I think some people confuse “little service” with no service. This summer we were in Sequoia National Park and once you’re in that park there is nothing. Absolutely no signal of any type at all. Your phone will not show any bars, any tiny little connection to any tower because there are no towers close enough for anywhere in that park to connect. Even at the visitors center near the entrance there wasn’t cell service, only wifi they operated. We were 25 minutes out of the park before any cell service returned. [/quote]

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