• taltamir (unregistered)

    the solution is deceptively obvious...

    change the number dialed for an "outside line" from 9 to ANYTHING else...

    so, lets say you change it to be "dial 1 for an outside line"

    calling the police is now either 911 (special rule) or 1911 (outside line, followed by 911). Dialing India is 111 instead of 911. etc

  • Nick (unregistered) in reply to Lorne Kates

    lol.. very nice

  • Mark (unregistered) in reply to Lorne Kates
    Lorne Kates:
    Timothy Baldridge:
    But on the other hand, are you going to remember to dial 9911 when there's someone dieing on the floor next to you?

    Dialing 9911 won't get you the emergency services. So remember the new number.

    0118 999 881 999 119 725... 3

    and the fax that it was trying to send? "Dear Sir stroke Madam, I am writing to inform you of a fire which has broken out at the premises of..."

  • eric bloedow (unregistered)

    reminds me of a VERY old story, dating back to the days of Dial-up: "every time i try to use the internet, the cops show up at my house!" he had set his Dial-up modem to dial 911, "9 for an outside line..."

  • SomeName (unregistered) in reply to Ian

    That's how TCP works though - it keeps sending until it succeeds (or times out).

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