GPS emergency call standards

arne anka openmoko at ginguppin.de
Tue Mar 17 15:57:32 CET 2009


> Well it can go either way. Many costs are made when reacting to false
> calls and less resources are available for serious calls.

well, it fits the wet dreams of germany's current top terrorists hunter  
(register everyone who buys a sim card) -- and there are no numbers  
mentioned of abuse.

> Also, who is
> using a phone without a SIM card anyway?

a lot of people have got one in the car or elsewhere exactly to make  
emergency calls w/o having to pay for a sim.

but that's off topic.




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