A friend of mine recently asked me about 911 calls from cell phones and was referencing Steph Abegg's recent accident on Vesper. His question was regarding having to hike to find cell service and the FCC’s 911 law that carriers have to allow 911 service over their network.
I spoke with a contact, who works for T-Mobile about this and her response was essentially, even if your phone does not show a signal it may be worthwhile to try to make a 911 call before leaving an injured person. Your carrier may not have an agreement to provide service in the area but another carrier may and a 911 call may be able to get out. Certainly, there are areas where there is zero cell coverage, but it could be worth it to try a call even if your phone shows no signal.
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