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To: SoothingDave; ET(end tyranny); malakhi
Any cell phone can be used to make a 911 call. Whether it belongs to a subscriber or not.

Some time ago (1994) I bought a car with a cell phone built into the armrest. Great idea except it wasn't portable.

When I attempted to have my carrier put the same number in my car phone as in the phone I already had they essentially told me to go to hell. They tried to force me to take a seperate contract for the other phone. Of course I could have driven 15 miles to Lawrence, Mass. and have the phone cloned by a "professional" for $50 but it ticked me off so much I cancelled the phone I already had and didn't get another cell phone until last year.

Once I hit a deer and wiped out my front end so I picked up my phone and dialed *SP (same as 911). The 911 operator forwarded my call to the local police department and I had a "free" land line connection for as long as I needed it.

It took me only 10 years to get over my snit with the cell phone provider but I still won't give them much money. Same with GM. They are crooks to insist of $16.95 a month for a standby phone.

2,023 posted on 03/11/2005 12:28:03 PM PST by OLD REGGIE (I am most likely a Biblical Unitarian? Let me be perfectly clear. I know nothing.)
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To: OLD REGGIE

What about if you have a problem and you call them up and sign up for it, then call them back about 5 minutes later with your problem.


2,026 posted on 03/11/2005 12:41:55 PM PST by ET(end tyranny) (Pro 26:13 The sluggard saith: 'There is a pierced in the way; yea, a pierced is in the streets.')
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To: SoothingDave; ET(end tyranny); malakhi
Did you ever wonder if your cat knew something? My cat is usually pretty independent and is happy for the occassional head scratch and a lap to sleep on while I am watching television.

Today for some reason, he won't leave me alone. He naps at my feet, follows me everywhere I go, and is constantly underfoot. He has never been so "clingy".

I asked him if I was going to die today or something like that but he just put his head up for a scratch. :-)

2,028 posted on 03/11/2005 12:47:23 PM PST by OLD REGGIE (I am most likely a Biblical Unitarian? Let me be perfectly clear. I know nothing.)
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