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Re: Calling 911 from DT JC
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Clearly this has to do with New Yorkers incorrectly viewing the Statue of Liberty as theirs.


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Posted on: 2012/8/14 22:11
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Clearly this has to do with New Yorkers incorrectly viewing the Statue of Liberty as theirs.

Posted on: 2012/8/14 19:59
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I have a Jersey # (908-XXX-XXXX).

After doing a Google search, I found a news article about this issue:

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/02/0 ... calls-misdirected-to-nyc/

Posted on: 2012/8/14 19:26
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That is the problem of calling 911 from a cell phone. The call is seen as located at the cell tower through which it is routed, not the actual location of the phone.


Actually, most cell phones released since 2005 support E911 and will provide emergency services with a location accurate within 300 meters.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_9-1-1#Wireless_enhanced_911

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That is the problem of calling 911 from a cell phone. The call is seen as located at the cell tower through which it is routed, not the actual location of the phone.

Posted on: 2012/8/14 17:01
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A couple Sundays ago my girlfriend had a bad fall on her bike in Liberty State Park and I had to call 911 for an ambulance. My first call was dropped before I could send the operator our location (first time I've EVER had a dropped call). I called back twice after that and was told that I would have to call the NJPD because my emergency was in NJ, and then I was swiftly disconnected. It wasn't until this point that I realized all my calls were being routed to NYC. Not until my fourth call was I able to get an ambulance dispatched.

Does anyone know of a way to prevent 911 cell phone calls from being directed to NYC? It was incredibly frustrating to have the operators hang up on me twice.

What phone number are you calling from ? I bet it's a Nyc cell phone number that is connecting you to thier 911 call center. Try (201) 547-5477 if it happens again. This is the Jersey City police department phone line.

Posted on: 2012/8/14 16:47
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A couple Sundays ago my girlfriend had a bad fall on her bike in Liberty State Park and I had to call 911 for an ambulance. My first call was dropped before I could send the operator our location (first time I've EVER had a dropped call). I called back twice after that and was told that I would have to call the NJPD because my emergency was in NJ, and then I was swiftly disconnected. It wasn't until this point that I realized all my calls were being routed to NYC. Not until my fourth call was I able to get an ambulance dispatched.

Does anyone know of a way to prevent 911 cell phone calls from being directed to NYC? It was incredibly frustrating to have the operators hang up on me twice.

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