Issue dialing 911 on Google Pixel 6 cell phones

Post by Aachen » Fri, Nov 25, 2022, 2:15 PM UTC

paganel wrote: post #73

Aachen wrote: post #11

Let's just spell it out instead of this clickbait title: Dialing the local emergency number (112, 000, and 911 were reported, but presumably also others) sometimes doesn't work, just gives a click instead of dialing. Google blames third party apps. Users report similar issues since Pixel 4 that were reported to Google but haven't been resolved since release. Not like "911 doesn't ring" is much longer of a title than…

> Dialing the local emergency number (...) sometimes doesn't work, It very well sounds like a horror movie.

Post by Aachen » Fri, Nov 25, 2022, 2:17 PM UTC

alpaca128 wrote: post #22

Aachen wrote: post #11

Let's just spell it out instead of this clickbait title: Dialing the local emergency number (112, 000, and 911 were reported, but presumably also others) sometimes doesn't work, just gives a click instead of dialing. Google blames third party apps. Users report similar issues since Pixel 4 that were reported to Google but haven't been resolved since release. Not like "911 doesn't ring" is much longer of a title than…

Nothing about your explanation refutes that this is a very scary issue. Third-party apps or not, a phone that can't call emergency services in every situation other than empty battery should be treated by the government like food that can potentially poison people.

Post by macintux » Fri, Nov 25, 2022, 2:21 PM UTC

bombcar wrote: post #121

macintux wrote: post #108

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I’ve accidentally dialed 911 via the side buttons on my iPhone (I put it into the drink holder in a chair, and it was just tight enough to depress the buttons) and at least twice via the buttons on my Watch (trying to swap out the watch bands). Oh, and once my Watch was wet, and it registered my slide motion in the wrong spot. Admittedly this is roughly once every 2 years, but still I’m about at the point where I’d l…

You can turn much of them off - https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/if-youve-ever-called-91... I had to do this because the kids discovered that if they held down power off and then slid the bar over a nice woman would talk to them and then a big truck would show up!

Post by mekkkkkk » Fri, Nov 25, 2022, 2:25 PM UTC

Archipelagia wrote: post #113

Havoc wrote: post #106

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FYI memorizing 112 is probably a better idea. It's baked into GSM spec and gets redirected to the right country end-point (like 999 for UK) in most of the world. Same difference while in UK, but good habit for travelling.

For my experience, when possible it's better to use the more direct number – that extra layer of redirection takes only a minute or two, but in an emergency that can be a lot.

Post by AstralStorm » Fri, Nov 25, 2022, 2:29 PM UTC

d12bb wrote: post #100

ajsnigrutin wrote: post #57

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Not a lot has changed. You call the regional center (the 911, or in our case, 112 responders), you negotiate a timeframe for your tests (so that there's enough operators there), you tell them the phone number (and other data) that will be used for testing (because the responders get the approximate location of the caller, and might still send someone to check after a call, even if the voice doesn't get through), and…

My experience sitting in on 112 dispatchers as part of my EMS training was different. Multiple times per shift a caller would just start the conversation with something like “This is no emergency, I'm an employee of Vodafone/T-Mobile/etc and have to test 112”. Only network operators calling this way though, no phone manufacturers.