911, was: Direct connect only???

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>> >Nextel ditched the DC-only plan.
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>> They did, but now they have it back again.

do you know if they still allow "911" access on those units? I'd guess
yes, but I just got off the phone with a nextel rep who didn't know.

thanks
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danny burstein wrote:

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>>>>Nextel ditched the DC-only plan.
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>>>They did, but now they have it back again.
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> do you know if they still allow "911" access on those units? I'd guess
> yes, but I just got off the phone with a nextel rep who didn't know.
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> thanks

[sarc] **GASP!!** A CSR that didn't know??? No way!! [/sarc]

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On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 20:17:53 +0000 (UTC), danny burstein <[email protected]>
wrote:

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>>> >Nextel ditched the DC-only plan.
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>>> They did, but now they have it back again.
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>do you know if they still allow "911" access on those units? I'd guess
>yes, but I just got off the phone with a nextel rep who didn't know.

Federal law says all cell phones must be able to call 911 even if they are not
subscribed to any service.

In <[email protected]> Mark <[email protected]> writes:

>>do you know if they still allow "911" access on those units? I'd guess
>>yes, but I just got off the phone with a nextel rep who didn't know.

>Federal law says all cell phones must be able to call 911 even if they are not
>subscribed to any service.

I hate to use the following phrase, because one of our local loons (he's
friendly, but he's a loon) sleeps with it on his pillow, but this may be
one of those cases where the fact that "nextel is not a cellular service"
may be relevant. I dunno...

Just like, for example, the radios used by East Cupcake Bar and Grill do
NOT have any "911" access.

I'd guess that all Nextel radios with a keypad [a] have 911 access, but
I'm still waiting to hear from them.

[a] they had some that were pure "direct connect" and only gave you push
to talk within your own company's Nextel circle. I haven't seen any
recently.
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