• Die Martin Die@sh.itjust.worksOP
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    4 days ago

    In my country 911 is for emergencies that require police attention, like armed robberies, etc.

    Don’t dare call 911 for a medical emergency or they quite plainly tell you to fuck off and call either the public healthcare phone number (which is a short (and toll-free) but completely different number), or your private provider (which is a normal phone number)

    Good luck calling the fire department

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        4 hours ago

        Yeah, it sucks because all phones I’ve had (my first one was a Nokia 1100) let you dial 911 even while locked, but not other numbers.

        I never needed to use it, but I guess it can be useful in rare cases