what are the rules on home phones having access to 911, even if service is disconnected?
453682
When your home phone is disconnected there is no service-period. There is no legislation that requires them to give you access to 911 services.
1142230
I'm not sure what phone service you have, BUT I have Verizon wireless. They have a download that updates every single day. SO if my phone were to get lost, stolen, destroyed I would only need to call a number and can retrieve all my phone numbers.
266935
wouldn't information be easier\n\n411\n\n you can also call 911 and tell them you have a non- emergency they will usually connect you.
1137260
usually it doesnt- it depends on your phone service.
1059120
Im not sure, Talk to your cellphone/phone company.
948508
depends where its coming from and most of the time land linesa come as private or unknow but cell phones most of the time show up on your caller id
991176
You can only do that if you had a lock on their handset. Usually the police can do that or any government agency. You could get what town the phone number belongs to but that wont help if they have an NYC number and called from California.
1123939
Call your phone company, we have a thing on our phone that doesn't let any one call unless they have a listed caller id.
476526
The account holder just has to call the service provider and have the service activated. Also, in her menu switch the GPS setting to emergencies only.
563874
there like a thing u have to get so when u call it goes to different call towers and they wouldn't know where you  are ..I SEEN THAT FROM LAW AND ORDER
552588
It requires electricity. If there's a storm or blackout, VOIP  phone can't not be used.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VOIP
370584
Is it to the point where you can call the police to get a restraining order? And if so, have you done that yet? Some people do think they are outside of the law, and ignore such "orders". The police, sometimes, will say "well, if he hasn't DONE ANYTHING, then we can't charge him..etc", which is totally ridiculous, what are they waiting for? Something horrible to happen before they realize that something needs to be done?\nIf you CAN'T obtain a restraining order because of such reason as stated above you need to do some things to keep yourself safe, and to SHOW to the police.\nFirst of all, put 911 on #1 of your speed-dial of your phone. Second, keep a journal on EVERYTHING he does - phone-calls, exactly what he says, if he shows up at your house, mark down the day, time, exactly what he says, or does etc. TELL HIM IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS THAT HE IS NO LONGER WELCOME AND CANNOT JUST SHOW UP AT YOUR HOME, OR PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT, OR CALL YOU OR BOTHER YOU AGAIN! If you are REALLY scared of physical harm, go to a Safe House (Home for Abused Women), and call the police from there, or call the police and ask them to TAKE YOU THERE! \nGood luck, and God Bless You. I hope soon you feel safe and secure in your home!
837962
Dial 911 they will come and help you! Good luck and God bless
89603
Vonage 9-1-1 is a service that you have to "activate" prior to using it.  If you do not activate the 9-1-1 feature, and you dial 9-1-1, you will receive a recorded message that tells you that 9-1-1 is not available from the phone you are using.\n\nAlso, Vonage 9-1-1 does not automatically "know" where you are calling from.  You must "tell" Vonage where your phone is located using either their special 9-1-1 website or by calling a special 800 number.  This is required due to the fact that you can plug your phone into any internet connection around the world and still use Vonage.\n\nVonage will connect you to the 9-1-1 center that is responsible for the address you have given them.  The difference is that your call will most likely NOT go through the 9-1-1 phone system.  Rather, your call will be transferred to a 7-digit telephone number (typically the emergency line for your local police or sheriff's department).  The dispatcher that answers your call may or may not have your address or telephone information available to them (depending on what area you are in).  The dispatcher may not know that you are calling from a VoIP telephone, and may not even know that they are answering a 9-1-1 call (since it will ring in on their regular 7-digit phone line).\n\nIf you forget to update your address when you change your VoIP phone's location, you will be connected to the incorrect 9-1-1 center.  So, for example, if you move from San Francisco to New York and forget to update your address, when you dial 9-1-1 from New York, you will ring through to a San Franisco PD dispatcher who will need to figure out where you are and where you need to be transferred.  Tracking down the emergency phone number for a police department that is 3,000 miles away can take several minutes (dispatchers do not have ready access to a list of every police/sheriff's department in the entire country).\n\nAdditionally, your VoIP phone will not work AT ALL (including for 9-1-1 calls) if your internet connection is not working, or if you have no power.\n\nOne important thing to keep in mind is that almost every state requires that your local phone company provide 9-1-1 service to you, even if you disconnect service with them.  What this means is if you have a working telephone and you plug it into a regular phone jack - even if you don't have phone service - if you dial 9-1-1, your call will very often go through (check with your local phone company to be sure).  The same goes for most cell phones.  Even if you deactivate service on your cell phone - as long as your phone's battery is charged and you are able to get a signal, 9-1-1 calls should still go through.
213792
City police never come when you need them because (unless you're dead) your call is less important than 90% of what they're dealing with.\n\nCountry police never come when you call them because you don't live there, and they didn't want you snoopin' around anyway.\n\nGlad I could be of help.
937932
Actually KC is VERY wrong as to the application of FCC guidelines on this issue and the abuse of the robo calls by repugnatcuns read on:\nFCC regulations: automated callers must hang up when the called party hangs up.\n\nThis became an issue after robo-caller systems were preventing people calling 911 in emergencies.  In some cases people died because they could not hang up and get a dialtone because the robocaller would not let go of them.\n\n(Tech background: telco central office switches have traditionally been configured in such a manner that the calling party controls the connection.  The called party has to hang up for between 7 - 10 seconds in order to force the line to disengage.  More recently there have been design changes that minimize this issue, but it is not completely gone.  The goal is that you should always be able to get a new dialtone by hanging up your phone for 1.5 seconds, whether you are the caller or the called party.)\n\nAs a result of the 911 emergency call cases, FCC required that these automated calling systems hang up when the called party hangs up, so the called party can get dial tone back and make an outgoing call.\n\nIt would appear that the dirty tricksters have found a way to circumvent the law by having the system release the line on each call but then keep calling back.  HOWEVER:\n\nIn many states the definition of "obscene, indecent, or harassing phone calls" includes placing repeated calls to a subscriber who does not wish to be called.  This activity obviously qualifies under those statutes; typically the violation is a misdemeanor with a penalty of up to 1 year in prison or a $1,000 fine.  It can be argued that the penalty should apply per call or per called subscriber, in any case this adds up to a potentially very large number of counts of that misdemeanor, which could bankrupt the GOP.   Think of hundreds of thousands of calls, at a $1,000 fine each.  \n\nIt can be argued that the repeat calling also violates the intent of the "release the line" regulations because if a called subscriber has the Call Waiting feature, the additional incoming calls will trigger call waiting signals, which interrupt conversation briefly each time the little "beep" sounds on the line, thereby interfering with the life-or-death conversations of emergency calls.  For example, "He's having a (beep!) attack!"  Was that a heart attack, an epileptic attack, angina, a stroke ("brain attack") or something else?  This angle is at least worth pursuing, and if nothing else, the R's attorneys will have to respond to it if it's raised as part of a civil action.
41345
You could always call Non-Emergency 911 for your area and ask to speak to an officer.  Tell them your situation and ask for a police escort.  They will assist you.