I actually helped implement 911 texting for a major cable company’s softphone application. I thought it was stupid but supposedly it’s so that people can still contact 911 in scenarios where it would be unsafe for them to talk - like hiding in a closet from a rampaging serial killer and whatnot. That was actually the only scenario anybody ever came up with to justify this.
While I see the use in this, I don’t know that I trust my typing skills in an emergency situation.
“My coworker is going into a diabetic coma” would probably become “I ranch horse is gonna enter diamond comma”. Between my anxiety and autocorrect, I’d be an even worse mess.
Not to ruin the joke, but I think you actually can text 911.
EDIT: Only in some places, not everywhere.
Sources: https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/what-you-need-know-about-text-911
https://www.911.gov/calling-911/frequently-asked-questions/
I actually helped implement 911 texting for a major cable company’s softphone application. I thought it was stupid but supposedly it’s so that people can still contact 911 in scenarios where it would be unsafe for them to talk - like hiding in a closet from a rampaging serial killer and whatnot. That was actually the only scenario anybody ever came up with to justify this.
Deaf and mute people
While I see the use in this, I don’t know that I trust my typing skills in an emergency situation.
“My coworker is going into a diabetic coma” would probably become “I ranch horse is gonna enter diamond comma”. Between my anxiety and autocorrect, I’d be an even worse mess.