911 ghost phone
p2pnet news | Mobiles:- Is a genuine problem, or a really stupid prank?
No one seems to know as a cell phone makes repeated 911 calls in eastern Iowa.
“Operators at the Black Hawk County Consolidated Communications Center say they have received about 400 calls from the same disconnected cell phone over the past two days,” says desmoinesregister.com.
It’s an old line not currently associated with a service plan, it says, going on, “Such phones, once charged up, can still place 911 calls under Federal Communications Commission rules set in 1994.”
Although it can call out, no one can call in and neither the phone nor its owner can be traced, says the story.
But of course, the emergency operators still had to answer each and every call, just in case it’s a real emergency.
Also See:
desmoinesregister.com – Rogue cell phone calling 911 operators, November 19, 2007
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November 20th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
After this article, there will be more really stupid pranks, even if this one is a genuine problem.
November 20th, 2007 at 5:58 pm
Perhaps a ghost freaking out because he/she slowly coming to life.
November 27th, 2007 at 3:30 am
I bet it’s just some old phone hanging on a charger somewhere.. Messed up somehow, so that it’s gone to an endless loop. =P
February 19th, 2008 at 5:20 am
I have experience this once too. I was with my buddy and suddenly my phone rang and when i checked my phone, my buddy’s name and phone number registered in my phone and he did’nt even touched his phone.
November 7th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
well it’s someone who has had the phone disconnected, probably got a new phone or something. But they have a small child around and keep that phone(old disconnceted one) so they(the small child perhaps toddler or younger) can play with that phone, an not the phone the Parent currently uses. The child either pushes the preset 911 button or speed dial. The phone continue’s to dial 911, the parent unknowingly of the fact that the phone can still place 911 calls continue to lets the child play with the phone. Happened to me before the only difference was that the Parent was letting the child play with the phone she currently uses, an the child would call me all the time. I’d be thinking it was the mom calling then when i’d answer the phone I’d hear her talking in the background. then I ‘d already know and hand up…..so there you have it case solved.