911 Access

[LP]

Not sure about sim card.
Keep the old one, when you get a new phone get a new sim.
The old phone I used did not use a sim card,.. that I know of.



On 16 October 2014 18:33, darwinsurvivor at gmail.com <darwinsurvivor at gmail.com
> wrote:

> I'd always heard about the 911 via terminated cellphone but never had full
> confirmation on it, good to know. Although I'm 99.9% sure you still need to
> have a sim card in it or the phone won't be able to connect to a tower in
> the first place.
>
> ~Doug
>
> On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 3:30 PM, LP <linuxpusher2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It should also be noted that 911 will still work from a bell line that is
>> cancelled by the customer.
>> 911 will also work from a cell phone where the user has cancelled its
>> service, I once had reason to dial 911 from a terminated cell phone.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 16 October 2014 10:03, John Hopkinson <John.Hopkinson at kwictech.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>  I normally do not contribute to these threads, as I do not consider
>>> myself technically competant enough.  However there was a statement made
>>> that I simply could not let slip by, the statement being:
>>> "I was Grinning ear to ear. 911 works with it too."
>>>
>>> While it may appear that this is correct, you are NOT getting full 911
>>> service unless you are using a "land line" and service provided by Bell,
>>> not necessarily rented from Bell.
>>>
>>> Cell phones, IP telephony, etc., none of these systems can give you the
>>> same guaranteed service that you get via a Land Line, and these other
>>> services have already cost lives.
>>>
>>> The reason is relatively simple and is due to power.  Bell is required
>>> to provide generators at its COs.  Cell towers are not so required (and it
>>> would be impossible to do given their order of magnitude greater numbers),
>>> nor are internet servers (similar reasons).  Thus in a power outage
>>> situation Cell and IP telephony is much less likely to work.  If switching
>>> to these other services, it is sensible to keep a basic land line service
>>> into your home or office.
>>>
>>> Some of the non-land line services providers hake statements about 911
>>> services, but if you read the contract carefully you will find that the
>>> guarantees of service are not the same as with Land Line, and it is against
>>> Canadian Law for them to guarantee full service.
>>> Given the nature of this discussion I felt all participants should be
>>> aware of the facts.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>>
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>>> Today's Topics:
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>>>    1. Re: netflix (LP)
>>>    2. Re: netflix (Raymond House)
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>>> Message: 1
>>> Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 08:35:01 -0400
>>> From: LP <linuxpusher2 at gmail.com> <linuxpusher2 at gmail.com>
>>> To: The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com> <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
>>> Subject: Re: netflix
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>>> I was Grinning ear to ear.
>>> 911 works with it too.
>>> http://www.nettalk.ca/http://www.nettalk.ca/products/duo-comparison/
>>>
>>> All the more reason to fight for internet freedom.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 16 October 2014 08:21, CrankyOldBugger <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>  Isn't is so great cancelling Bell?  Wifeski and I were felt so good after
>>> we cancelled it all (well, her cellphone still needs to go, but that's it).
>>>
>>>
>>> On 16 October 2014 08:09, LP <linuxpusher2 at gmail.com> <linuxpusher2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>  We have Netflix for approx 6 months now.
>>>
>>> And Net Talk $39/yr.
>>> I cancelled our satellite & Phone.
>>> Never been happier, bell never once billed us correctly for their
>>> services.
>>> I cannot describe how good it felt to tell bell Cancel our service we no
>>> longer need you, Sigh !
>>>
>>> We 2 Adults, 1 teen & 1 under 12.
>>> Movies and TV shows Galore, NO Sports on it.
>>> For $8/month no contracts first month free give it a try.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 13 October 2014 12:37, Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com> <raymondh40 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>  Well, I'll tell you I mostly watch foreign films and some good
>>> documentaries,and Dutch detective TV series where you don't even see a
>>> firearm also the same in rural England.I bypass all the Bruce Lee kind of
>>> stuff and specially the american 12 guys dead in the first 12 minutes of
>>> the film kind of movies.I think it's worth the $8.00 a month fee, no lousy
>>> commercials !
>>>
>>> On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 12:08 PM, CrankyOldBugger <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>  Glad to help.
>>>
>>> Maybe you can help me now.. is Netflix any good?  What can a Canadian
>>> watch on it?
>>>
>>>
>>> On 13 October 2014 12:04, Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com> <raymondh40 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>  I had to cancel Chromium (which was installed ealier) and install
>>> Chrome as per the link you sent and it works fine, thank you Cranky.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 11:12 AM, Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com> <raymondh40 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>  Thank you Cranky, I will check it out, That was to be my next
>>> question.I'm using ubuntu 14.04.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 11:07 AM, CrankyOldBugger <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>  They now have proper support in Ubuntu for Netflix.  I'm not sure
>>> what OS you're running, but you might want to investigate.
>>>
>>> Here's the announcement:https://insights.ubuntu.com/2014/10/10/watch-netflix-in-ubuntu-today/
>>>
>>>
>>> On 13 October 2014 10:56, Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com> <raymondh40 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>  Hello everyone, I'm using silverlight and (I think pipelight) to
>>> view netflix movies and I find that silverlight often crashes, has anyone
>>> else had the same problem? Sometimes I have to shut down and restart the
>>> computer to get it to work again, it never crashes once a movie is showing
>>> but when I make the selection of a title the screen goes blanc and it just
>>> stays like that until I close netflix. Thanks.
>>>
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>>> Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 08:39:47 -0400
>>> From: Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com> <raymondh40 at gmail.com>
>>> To: The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com> <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
>>> Subject: Re: netflix
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>>> Tell me then, who supplies your internet connection? please. I would love
>>> to do the same but Bell is my internet supplier.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 8:35 AM, LP <linuxpusher2 at gmail.com> <linuxpusher2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>  I was Grinning ear to ear.
>>> 911 works with it too.
>>> http://www.nettalk.ca/http://www.nettalk.ca/products/duo-comparison/
>>>
>>> All the more reason to fight for internet freedom.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 16 October 2014 08:21, CrankyOldBugger <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>  Isn't is so great cancelling Bell?  Wifeski and I were felt so good after
>>> we cancelled it all (well, her cellphone still needs to go, but that's it).
>>>
>>>
>>> On 16 October 2014 08:09, LP <linuxpusher2 at gmail.com> <linuxpusher2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>  We have Netflix for approx 6 months now.
>>>
>>> And Net Talk $39/yr.
>>> I cancelled our satellite & Phone.
>>> Never been happier, bell never once billed us correctly for their
>>> services.
>>> I cannot describe how good it felt to tell bell Cancel our service we no
>>> longer need you, Sigh !
>>>
>>> We 2 Adults, 1 teen & 1 under 12.
>>> Movies and TV shows Galore, NO Sports on it.
>>> For $8/month no contracts first month free give it a try.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 13 October 2014 12:37, Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com> <raymondh40 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>  Well, I'll tell you I mostly watch foreign films and some good
>>> documentaries,and Dutch detective TV series where you don't even see a
>>> firearm also the same in rural England.I bypass all the Bruce Lee kind of
>>> stuff and specially the american 12 guys dead in the first 12 minutes of
>>> the film kind of movies.I think it's worth the $8.00 a month fee, no lousy
>>> commercials !
>>>
>>> On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 12:08 PM, CrankyOldBugger <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>  Glad to help.
>>>
>>> Maybe you can help me now.. is Netflix any good?  What can a Canadian
>>> watch on it?
>>>
>>>
>>> On 13 October 2014 12:04, Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com> <raymondh40 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>  I had to cancel Chromium (which was installed ealier) and install
>>> Chrome as per the link you sent and it works fine, thank you Cranky.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 11:12 AM, Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com
>>>
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>   Thank you Cranky, I will check it out, That was to be my next
>>> question.I'm using ubuntu 14.04.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 11:07 AM, CrankyOldBugger <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>  They now have proper support in Ubuntu for Netflix.  I'm not sure
>>> what OS you're running, but you might want to investigate.
>>>
>>> Here's the announcement:https://insights.ubuntu.com/2014/10/10/watch-netflix-in-ubuntu-today/
>>>
>>>
>>> On 13 October 2014 10:56, Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com> <raymondh40 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>  Hello everyone, I'm using silverlight and (I think pipelight) to
>>> view netflix movies and I find that silverlight often crashes, has anyone
>>> else had the same problem? Sometimes I have to shut down and restart the
>>> computer to get it to work again, it never crashes once a movie is showing
>>> but when I make the selection of a title the screen goes blanc and it just
>>> stays like that until I close netflix. Thanks.
>>>
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