Given that severe weather season is almost upon us, I was going though our emergency kit the other day checking flashlights, etc. and (among other things) replacing batteries that had been pilfered to power Wii remotes over the past several months. In the process I thought to pass along this little tidbit of information that many people are unaware of...
That is the Federal law requires that ALL cell phones be capable of dialing 911 Emergency Services -regardless- of the contractual status of the phone. Many emergency services professionals recommend that you take that old cell phone you were going to donate (or recycle) and make it a part of your home or car emergency kit.