Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> George > wrote:
>
>> Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>>> <sf> wrote in message ...
>>>> On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 11:47:58 -0500, Omelet >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The unused cell is an older, used Motorola that was given to me by a
>>>>> concerned mentor on tx.guns. He felt strongly (and rightly so) that
>>>>> anyone that carries a gun should carry a cellphone. At that point in
>>>>> time, I had not gotten a cellphone so when I finally got a new one, I've
>>>>> continued to carry the other one fully charged and "off" just in case of
>>>>> emergencies.
>>>> so you're paying for two carriers and two phones?
>>> You can have a dozen phones all for no cost and on the same carrier. You
>>> just can't turn them on all the time. I've heard, but not verified, that
>>> any
>>> phone is capable or connecting to 911, even if you don't have a carrier.
>>>
>>>
>> Every cellphone user pays a monthly fee for the "free" 911 that is
>> available for unactivated phones.
>
> I don't. Not on that phone...
>

You are right. Corrected version should be: Everyone who has a paid
cellphone account also pays for the "free" 911 service that is available
for unactivated phones.

> And even with the tracfone, I don't pay a monthly fee at all. Just the
> service cards as needed.
>
> And yes it works for 911. I called it once about a month or so ago when
> I had a road emergency.