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From: Todd Allcock
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:52

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At 20 Jul 2009 06:19:53 +0200 Dirk Bieber wrote:

> > > If it is a GSM phone, it also needs a SIM card...which does not come
> > > with the phone, but is suppled by the carrier. I don't know of any
> > > carriers that hand out "deactivated" SIM cards that still supply the
> > > phone with the necessary information to use the system.
> > 
> > Unnecessary- GSM phones will call 911 (or 112) even without a SIM.
> 
> In general: yes. But that depends on the networks and national regu-
> lation.

My apologies- I gave a very American-centric answer to the question. 
Here in the US, wireless companies are required to accept emergency calls
from any compatible handset, regardles of whether it has active service
or not.

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