Does it cost to call 911 on a pay phone?
No, it would be shame if you had to pay for 911 calls from pay phones. Did you know if you have a cell phone that is not in service, but you can still use it to make 911 calls on it?
Does a phone card allow you to call from a payphone without inserting quarters?
What's a payphone? Just kidding. Yes, back in the day, a phone, or calling card allowed you to make calls from payphones without the need to insert coins. It worked one of two ways - you would purchase a card of a certain value, and once you used all the value of the card, you purchased another. Or, your landline phone service provided you with a calling card, which would allow any calls made from a payphone to be charged to your landline phone bill.
Can you call back payphones?
Can you call back payphones, and how do you do it? I've been trying to call my friend back from my cell phone using the number on my caller id and it rings and rings but no one picks up. I've asked her if if it rings on her end and she said that it doesnt. Am I doing something wrong?
How do you call a pay phone?
yes payphones have their own numbers, untill recently they had their numbers publicly displayed for all to c...but not anymore, you may however call your telecommunications provider and request the number for a specific payphone
Do pay phones charge you to call 911?
No.You dial 911 on the touch-tone keypad and it dials 911.It would be insensible to demand payment when there’s an emergency.Can you image someone having a heart attack and you fumbling in your purse for a coin or a credit card to pay for it?There used to be police call boxes, and they didn’t require payment. A lot still exist in today London. They looked a lot like the Tardis.The most famous call box of all:
How can 911 trace calls from a pay phone?
Most pay phones are in the range of some sort of security camera or city camera. They can also get fingerprints off of the phone. Voice prints are also as unique as fingerprints so if they have reason to believe it was you, then they can order you to give a voice print in order to verify the 911 recording. You have seen CSI on TV. It would only take one hair or a transfer of a few skin cells and your dna would be 100% proof too. This is really a stupid and childish idea. Making a fake 911 call can result in huge fines and jail time plus remain on your permanent record for the rest of your life. Ha ha, not so funny now is it? .
What would happen if you prank call 911 on a pay phone?
They will call you back on the payphone. Regardless of whether you pick up or not, they will send police cars (they legally have to send someone whenever 911 is called.. I accidentally dialed it on my cellphone in the car one time. like while my phone was in my bag,.. they sent a car out). If you run away, they will watch security cameras (if there are any) and find out who you are and charge you. If you really wanna prank call, call up people and tell them they won something (Hi, you won a matress from sears!) and tell them they need to come pick it up. Tell a lot of people to go to the same store at the same day at the same time for the same thing. Be in the store at that time. It willl be HILARIOUS.
When someone calls from a payphone to a caller id does the pay phone number come up or does the city and state
It will sometimes, very form company to company, say payphone and sometimes the phone # ans I had bofore and I could see the # and call. But most od the time as a company told me it will apper "payphone"