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Colorado: to test the 911 service, you must first place a normal call to the 911 center. WTF, they don’t think you might be unable to make normal calls (the very reason you need to test 911)? (puc.colorado.gov)
submitted 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) by debanqued@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org
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From the linked FAQ:

How can I make a test 9-1-1 call? To make a test 9-1-1 call, you need to first contact the 9-1-1 center that serves your area. The non-emergency numbers for Colorado's 9-1-1 centers are available here(opens in new window). If you're unsure which 9-1-1 center serves your area, call the 911 Program at 303-894-2871, and we'll help you identify the 9-1-1 center for the location you want to test from.

When you call the 9-1-1 center, ask them if it would be okay to make a test 9-1-1 call. If they are particularly busy or are handling a major incident, they may ask you to call back at a later time.

When your phone cannot make normal calls for whatever reason¹, you obviously want to know if 911 calls will at least work. And the idiots design a test procedure that requires normal phone calls to work.

① Typical reasons why you may be unable to make normal calls:

  • You have a GSM phone with no GSM chip, or unsubscribed chip.
  • You are on a prepaid plan and have no credit.

So indeed the telecom industry has a glaring competency problem.

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[–] debanqued@beehaw.org 0 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

It is nobody’s duty to expose anything for the sake of exposing it.

Bullshit. Exposure is the 1st step.

It is our duty to expose things for the sake of solving them.

Of course. But not necessarily directly. There are many ways to solve a problem. Spotlighting an embarrassment is a precursor. You can also travel to a call center and apply to work for them to improve their system. You do you.

If you have a better solution, we’re ready to hear it.

It’s not my problem to solve. Do you also demand that testers fix the bugs they report?

You’re perversely out of step with how volunteer effort is managed. Volunteers choose for themselves how much effort they contribute. You are not their manager. It’s not for you to drive-by task people and bark out orders. When a bug is reported, it’s public for anyone to solve, if they want. It’s a community. Not a corporation.

I don’t see anything being covered up.

You don’t know how threadcrap works. It’s designed to suppress the thesis by creating a distraction.