Black Hawk County, Iowa, First to Accept 911 Texts

If theres a frinkin emergency I won't have time for a stupid txt msg!

I'm obviously very anti-txt msg'g.

I have been in quite a few situations where coverage was not adequate to even establish a voice call, but there was just enough to send and receive text messages.

They were also potentially dangerous, and it would be difficult to quickly request help. My main solution was to use twitter and a contact back in town to ask for help if trouble arrived. Sometimes iridium is difficult to use under certain terrain conditions. I'd imagine it could really help SAR.

Carriers do have the rough positioning information available, and the handsets do have AGPS on board. Its already set up to pass location data out of band. In the future, something similar could be used when texting 911.

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I find this quite innovative and useful, but there is an operative sentance that stood out to me. You need to enter a zip code before a 911 text can be made. For anyone that knows the zip of where they are when only a text will do, this is great. But if you are vacationing or visiting, I see a problem as how would one know the exact zip of the exact location one is at if in the next zone over from where one might be staying? Some towns have 2,3 or even 4-5 zips within the township area. Most emergencies will probably be voice calls, but hypothetically speaking, I would like to know since a texting signal currently cannot be pinpointed. Curious.

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