▲ 355 ▼ Kidnapped Teenager Rescued After Reaching Out For Help In Among Us - The 17-year-old victim was rescued after contacting a player they met in Among Us, over 500 days after they were kidnapped (kotaku.com) submitted 1 day ago by alessandro@lemmy.ca to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca 144 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] SavarosaCraft@lemmy.world 51 points 1 day ago (7 children) Don't all phones can call 911 even without a sim card? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 42 points 1 day ago (5 children) Yeah, most phones can call 112 or 911 without a SIM card, but apparently some networks still block them which is more than a little fucked up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] RaccoonBall@lemmy.ca 11 points 21 hours ago* Seems like the kind of networks regulators should shut down or at least fine a few million per day permalink fedilink source parent [–] Devial@lemmy.world 9 points 16 hours ago (1 child) All phones can, and all networks in the US and EU at least are legally required to accept emergency calls from any phone, if it's in their network or not, or if it has a simcard or not. The SIM card only acts to identify you, it is not technically necessary to place any call permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago I wonder how it decides what network to use when the Sim is out. Strongest network? Preferred network? Chooses the one that's been the biggest bitch as a fuck you to them? permalink fedilink source parent [–] pseudo@jlai.lu 2 points 16 hours ago (1 child) Your profite picture is driving me mad. This is genus. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 14 hours ago ❤️ permalink fedilink source parent [–] TipRing@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago They may not have been in range of any towers. I'm not and i don't live in rural Oregon. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 42 points 1 day ago (5 children) Yeah, most phones can call 112 or 911 without a SIM card, but apparently some networks still block them which is more than a little fucked up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] RaccoonBall@lemmy.ca 11 points 21 hours ago* Seems like the kind of networks regulators should shut down or at least fine a few million per day permalink fedilink source parent [–] Devial@lemmy.world 9 points 16 hours ago (1 child) All phones can, and all networks in the US and EU at least are legally required to accept emergency calls from any phone, if it's in their network or not, or if it has a simcard or not. The SIM card only acts to identify you, it is not technically necessary to place any call permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago I wonder how it decides what network to use when the Sim is out. Strongest network? Preferred network? Chooses the one that's been the biggest bitch as a fuck you to them? permalink fedilink source parent [–] pseudo@jlai.lu 2 points 16 hours ago (1 child) Your profite picture is driving me mad. This is genus. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 14 hours ago ❤️ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RaccoonBall@lemmy.ca 11 points 21 hours ago* Seems like the kind of networks regulators should shut down or at least fine a few million per day permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Devial@lemmy.world 9 points 16 hours ago (1 child) All phones can, and all networks in the US and EU at least are legally required to accept emergency calls from any phone, if it's in their network or not, or if it has a simcard or not. The SIM card only acts to identify you, it is not technically necessary to place any call permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago I wonder how it decides what network to use when the Sim is out. Strongest network? Preferred network? Chooses the one that's been the biggest bitch as a fuck you to them? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago I wonder how it decides what network to use when the Sim is out. Strongest network? Preferred network? Chooses the one that's been the biggest bitch as a fuck you to them? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 2 points 16 hours ago (1 child) Your profite picture is driving me mad. This is genus. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 14 hours ago ❤️ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TipRing@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago They may not have been in range of any towers. I'm not and i don't live in rural Oregon. permalink fedilink source parent