Dailing 911

xx8josh9xx · #1 (**permalink**) 10-17-2009, 03:46 AM

Hi guys I’m very new to this forum so please bear with me here….

I currently do not have my p2 yet but I currently have my old phone the 'HTC TOUCH', the p2 looks like it has the same smart dialing program that the HTC touch does, I was wondering if anyone could create a cab or something that allows you to dial 911.....the problem is it looks up peoples names or numbers in contacts that start with those letters... I would install the contact as 911 but I’m always afraid of butt dialing 911, since I HATE locking my phone. Any help would be much appreciated.

biglcny · #2 (**permalink**) 10-17-2009, 02:30 PM

You know I had this really long reply going about how a properly working dialer should not have problem with this and I realized something. There are no letters for the 1 key... so what you are saying should be rediculously rare unless u like to name your contacts funny. "Smart dialing" 911 should only bring up contacts that have the strings W11 or X11 or Y11 or Z11 in them which i would think would be really rare.

Never the less, you can ignore everything below:
You shouldnt need something like that at all unless ur using some modified dialer that breaks 911.

With a properly working smart dial, when ever you dial numbers and press talk immediately without pressing anything else, whatever numbers were pressed are dialed not the first matching contact.

I know this for sure becuase I prese 545 to get the first 3 letters of my girlfriend and always forget to press her name. I end up dialing 545 and get a message that the call could not be completed.

The Touch Pro2 works exactly the same way so dialing 911 shouldnt be a problem. I call 911 way to much for the average person as I travel the NYS thruway every day for work and see lots of idiotic things going on/car and truck accidents/dead deer, tires, sheets of plywood, matresses, and other random crap in the driving lanes. My favorite retorical question from my list of stories is, "How would u like to hit two softball size stones sitting in the middle of the fast lane at 80mph?"

Because of this i used to stay away from alot of custom dialers since they were hacked up GSM phonecanvasses that didnt work right on my mogul when dialing 911. I ended up playing around and somehow got the graphics from the Touch dialer clone by Paul Hammons and eb3604 working with a stock Verizon Titan phonecanvas so that 911 and OTA would work like they should be. I meant to share it but never got around to it... so I feel like crap.

xx8josh9xx · #3 (**permalink**) 10-18-2009, 04:06 AM

i get my tp2 on monday so i will see if it is the same, but on my touch/vogue its smart dialing when i press 911 its 9(XYZ), but 1(is any symbol, periods, commas, ect.) i have had this phone for almost 2 years and have only had to call 911 once, good thing i had a friends phone to use theres....wouldnt of had time to edit contacts or creat a 911 contact....

SolApathy · #4 (**permalink**) 10-18-2009, 09:02 AM

I probably call 911 more than this entire forum combined I can assure you will have no issues. dialing #'s brings up potential matches, but unless you actually select a match it will dial the #'s by default.

Now if you are wondering why I would dial 911 that much...

I install/maintain/repair cellular E911 equipment-TruePosition LMU's (Location Management Unit) & SIADS (Smart Integrated Access Devices). After installation you have to run a test on each sector (3 sectors) to verify the LMU is providing WPH2 (Wireless Phase 2) information to the PSAP (Public Safety Access Point) You can imagine installing equipment at 100 towers even in a smaller city... 300 call, and that is if every install goes perfect. Not every Dispatcher enjoys your company when you call...

More useless information:

http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/services/911...1/Welcome.html