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emergency callemergency callPosted Jul 4, 2012 0:19 UTC (Wed) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523)In reply to: emergency call by rich0 Parent article: Google plans to ease the Android update problem (The H)
That's more complex than you think. 911 calls are not processed like normal calls.
For example, 911 calls can automatically transmit GPS position and other information.
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emergency call Posted Jul 11, 2012 8:34 UTC (Wed) by tialaramex (subscriber, #21167) [Link]
I'm glad to know that arrangements to do real tests for emergency phone calls exist in the US at least, thanks.
emergency call Posted Jul 13, 2012 0:46 UTC (Fri) by JanC_ (guest, #34940) [Link]
All calls can (and sometimes do) automatically transmit GPS information and such, that's not specific to 911 calls. (But I suppose you mean you would want to actually test that functionality for 911.)
emergency call Posted Jul 13, 2012 1:01 UTC (Fri) by Fowl (subscriber, #65667) [Link] That seems unlikely, as spinning up the GPS chip uses a substantial amount of power. Unless you mean "cell tower triangulation data" instead of "GPS"?
emergency call Posted Jul 13, 2012 9:26 UTC (Fri) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523) [Link]
No. That means "GPS".
In Samsung Galaxy S, for example, there's a special protocol between radio interface layer and GPS daemon.
I don't really think people care much about shortened talk time due to GPS when calling 911.
emergency call Posted Jul 13, 2012 18:58 UTC (Fri) by Fowl (subscriber, #65667) [Link] I was referring to nonemergency calls.
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