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sometimes... the 911 operators had machines that connected to a shitload of audio sources simultaneously.. think all emergency service radio bands (police/fire/sheriff) as well as the land-lines and cellular networks... this was back before texting to 911 was a thing.
i was always testing external radios and phone sources. the cell providers were the worst (at the time).. sometimes 911 would work for Primeco but not Verizon or whatever so each cell provider had to be tested independently.
it was just weird first doing it as i grew up terrified i would accidentally dial 911.
It was all that extraterrestrial PCS technology.
Texting 911 is a thing? I had no idea, I never thought about it.