If I dial 911 on my mobile phone, which 911 does it go to? The one from my area code or the one near where my phone actually is in the country?
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: The system knows which “cell” you’re in (which receiving antenna you’re going through), so it should connect you with the 911 operator near where you currently are, not across the country.
Furthermore, the next level of sophistications currently being implemented will automatically send the fairly precise location of your phone using GPS and/or triangulation between cell towers, but since implementation depends on the technological modernity of your phone, the local 911 service, and perhaps the cell towers, it’s still very important to tell the operator where you are.