activating a non 911/GPS cellphone on Verizon

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Deodiaus - 29 Oct 2006 09:31 GMT

Is there a way to activate an old non 911/GPS cellphone on Verizon
wireless?
Be creative? Argue that my original contract was for a non 911 phone?
Any ideas about cutomers who had one before this law went into effect?
Can I waive my 911 rights? BTW, was this law passed for legitamate
public safety concerns or for better surveillence of the populace like
'The Patriot Act'?

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trippy - 29 Oct 2006 10:18 GMT

In article <1162110678.355341.325840@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
Deodiaus took the hamburger meat, threw it on the grill, and I said
"Oh Wow"...

> Is there a way to activate an old non 911/GPS cellphone on Verizon
> wireless?

No.

Verizon won't even let it on to their network. It has to be E-911
compliant, which you won't get without a GPS locator chip. The
system's designed to weed out non-compliant E-911 models. It won't
even add them. That's important because every phone number is
associated with the ESN of your phone. You won't get service without
Verizon's system making that association, which it won't do for the
older models.

> Be creative? Argue that my original contract was for a non 911 phone?
> Any ideas about cutomers who had one before this law went into effect?
> Can I waive my 911 rights? BTW, was this law passed for legitamate
> public safety concerns or for better surveillence of the populace like
> 'The Patriot Act'?

You're pretty screwed on this one. Sorry.

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dr - 29 Oct 2006 15:25 GMT

Creatively speaking: no; AGPS was in process long before the Patriot Act or
911; that just accelerated the effort. There is no way to do as you ask;
unless you want to try a court order. dr

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> Is there a way to activate an old non 911/GPS cellphone on Verizon
> wireless?
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> public safety concerns or for better surveillence of the populace like
> 'The Patriot Act'?

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