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Cell phones in the U.S. are required by law to still be able to access emergency services even if deactivated. That piece of information could have saved one woman, who gave her 4-year-old daughter her cell phone to play with, a whole lot of hassle. The little girl, not quite understanding what she was doing, dialed 911 over and over again. The 4-year-old did this a grand total of 287 times in the month of June, sometimes as often as 20 times during a shift.
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willow reed said 4:04PM on 7-10-2007
Stupid kid, stupid mom, FOUR YEARS OLD IS NOT A TODDLER!!!
How stupid these people are!
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reasonable person said 4:28PM on 7-10-2007
this is to willie or peepee reed.
apparantly you don't have kids and probably guessing a kid.
your message is what is stupid.
kids love phones mother didn't realize that a disconnected phone still would reach 911.
not really that stupid (i did know that but i am not stupid enough to think everybody knows that detail)
not like the telephone company wants people to know that (some get phones just in case of an emergency)
only idiot i know is william reed the smartest person on earth.
if you have a question just ask willie.
i guess you are smart enough to know what willie is in some countries.
that is what you are.
try responding with a comment with an above preschool intelligence
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smart kid said 5:11PM on 7-10-2007
if the so called 'stupid' kid was soooo stupid, they wouldn't know their address. most 4 year olds can tell you where they live by state and city, but not by address. she's actually a pretty smart cookie to know that. i have kids that age, and when u are 5 in kindergarten, they teach address and phone numbers...... will needs to check himself!
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glen said 2:23PM on 7-17-2007
all phones must be able to call 911 even in the home even if it has been turned off, but like the one person the phone co. do not care if you know this or not.
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glen said 2:25PM on 7-17-2007
posted to soon I would never count on a phone that was turned off but it is nice to know thats the way it is supposed to work
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Dave said 2:44PM on 7-17-2007
Uh, I've never seen a phone that could hold a charge for a month. I mean, I understand a kid playing with it and calling 911 until the battery died, but they had to charge it up over and over so she could keep doing it and didn't notice?
As Adrian Monk would say, "Something doesn't add up."
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Drew said 3:03PM on 7-17-2007
Awe That is so cute. My little nephew loves using my cellphone. I just make sure to take the battery out first and let him have a great time!
It isnt a great thing what happend but it did give me a little giggle. Kids are so adorable.!
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katt said 3:04PM on 7-17-2007
lmao ......how hilarious. i am a mom of one and let me tell you .....that is funny stuff. loosen up people. i too knew that you could call 911 from a closed line. however didnt stop me from giving my girl a phone. kids love to mock their parents, however.....i did check out what she was doing from time to time.....usually when i would charge it up.....lol. I wonder what did take the police so long? hmmmm?
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Lina said 3:16PM on 7-17-2007
For some reason I feel obligated to defend the mom.... if you've never given a toddler an old cellphone to play with it would seem to not "add up". Since one of my toddler's favorite toys is an old deactivated tracfone it sounds logical to me. We plug it in and charge it whenever the battery dies - it's not fun if it doesn't make all the beeping noises when the buttons are pressed. :)
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Sandra said 3:24PM on 7-17-2007
I didn't know about the call being able to go through until last week when my grand daughter did it on a friends phone, she's only a year and a half , but the police called back right away to see if there was an emergency and my friend said no. Why didn't the mother answer the phone when it rang?
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Julie said 3:31PM on 7-17-2007
C'mon this is an innocent 4 yr old kid and a mother just trying to make the kid happy by giving her a phone we all do it my 2 yr old has one of my old sprint phones that he mocks me with it is an innocent mistake though i do check every few minutes and clear the numbers for him.
This is just another funny story
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jess said 3:32PM on 7-17-2007
I think this is too funny, who hasn't given an old cell to one of their kids to play with? I agree with those who wondered why it took the 911 people a month to find out who was calling! Kids do the funniest things, always good to have around for a good laugh!! Glad I have 3 to keep me laughing!
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pk said 3:39PM on 7-17-2007
whatever happened to TOY phones? and what kind of emergency services do they have if it took 287 times to figure out a solution?
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Tony said 3:40PM on 7-17-2007
This kid is pretty smart to know her own adress. I mean im 13 and i bairl remember mine.But just think this is our government that is protecting us... and it took them a month to find a kid with a cell phone in an apartment building... That amazes me. Well i hope that kid got her Mcdonalds =D Have a good day all
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Janet said 3:40PM on 7-17-2007
It seems this child needs two lessons...one don't play with the cell phone and two don't give out information to anyone over the phone. This child told perfect strangers where he lived. Yikes!!
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JETS Fan said 3:43PM on 7-17-2007
umm just a thought, take the flippin battery out!
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Lcampi said 3:56PM on 7-17-2007
How about..........taking the phone away from the kid !!!???
Taaaa Daaaa !!
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CJ said 4:02PM on 7-17-2007
If a phone has been deactivated but is still able to call 911- the police dept does not have a good number to call back on (the phone no longer has a number assigned to it). The problem with people calling 200+ times (or even one)is that it takes a real person to answer that phone and realize that there is not an emergency,and that takes time away from people who call in on 911 in who have a real life or death emergency. It is NOT cute for anyone to do that. I wouldn't want to have to tell someone that help was delayed in getting to their dying loved one because someone else was irresponsible and called in for no reason.
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Mary said 4:06PM on 7-17-2007
I agree with the comment about what ever happened to Toy phones. There are toy phones available that make sounds and some even "talk" to the child.
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MJF said 4:08PM on 7-17-2007
That kid is too funny! URL removed - no spam please!
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