Verizon’s new phones set off alarm when you dial 911??
Saw this article, and was curious if it was true.
Verizon’s new phones set off alarm when you dial 911
November 26th, 2007 by Chris
How Verizon continues to make such strange choices with their services is beyond us, now they have decided to equip all of their new phones with a alarm that goes off when you dial 911. Considering that just about everyone who calls 911 is in some type of danger and a lot of the time enough danger to need to hide makes the addition downright confusing.
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http://www.hojpodge.com/verizons-new-phones-set-off- ... »
Verizon’s new phones set off alarm when you dial 911
November 26th, 2007 by Chris
How Verizon continues to make such strange choices with their services is beyond us, now they have decided to equip all of their new phones with a alarm that goes off when you dial 911. Considering that just about everyone who calls 911 is in some type of danger and a lot of the time enough danger to need to hide makes the addition downright confusing.
Click below for full article:
http://www.hojpodge.com/verizons-new-phones-set-off- ... »
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Captainplooky said:
Saw this article, and was curious if it was true.
Not entirely. I just posted that because it was handy, concise, and apparently accurate.
I do tend to believe the local news though and their article.
http://www.kvue.com/news/local/stories/110907kvuever ... »
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The alarm is not ear-splitting, but it is loud enough to be heard at least several yards away.
Turns out, Verizon said the 911 alarm is on all its new phones. Verizon said the audible tone is required by the Federal Communications Commission.
The FCC, however, said that’s not so.
Here’s what Verizon Spokeswoman Sheryl Sellaway said:
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my gzone did that and at the time it was completely annoying, I wasn't in a situation where the extra noise was appreciated. it is very loud and lame!
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