So my day started off very .... interesting.
My phone was charging like usual, I was sleeping. It chimes because I got a text. Before I can read the text, my phone starts ringing. I look to see who it is, because people know not to call me before 2 (this is noon) and it's a private caller. I decide to answer.
Me: "Hello?"
Operator: "Hello, this is the Washington County Sheriff's department, and we're calling because your phone contacted 911. Is there an emergency?"
Me: "No, I've been sleeping..."
Operator: "Okay, well you might have bumped the phone or something, so please be more careful with that."
Me: "Okay ... bye..."
That was weird. I don't know how it happened but whatever. No mroe than 5 minutes later, rings again. Private caller.
Me: "Hello?"
Operator: "Hello, this is the Washington County Sheriff's department, and we're calling because your phone contacted 911. Is there an emergency?"
Me: "No, I haven't touched my phone."
Operator: "Okay, well just checking please be careful."
Me: "Okay thanks, bye."
So I go downstairs to tell my mom that apparently I've called 911 twice in 5 minutes. My "dialed" list shows nothing since yesterday. Odd. I unplugged my phone and texted it, nothing happened. Randomly, phone rings again, same situation, same convo. Plug phone in, text it, and 911 calls me again.
Me: "Hello?"
Operator: "Hello, this is the Washington County Sheriff's department, and we're calling because your phone contacted 911. Is there an emergency?"
Me: "No, I'm terribly sorry, but my phone is messed up, and keeps calling 911 while it's charging and gets a text."
Operator: (frustrated) "Well maybe you should turn off your phone while it's charging so this doesn't happen again."
Me: "It's not my fault, I'm sorry, I'm going to get it fixed now."
Operator: "Okay, bye now."
I went to the store, and told them about this.
Me: "I have a serious problem with my phone."
Guy: "What's that?"
Me: "When my phone is charging and receives a text I dial 911."
Guy: "Oh wow. That is a serious problem."
He called tech support, who had also never heard of this problem, but power cycling the phone by taking out the battery fixed the problem ... I hope.
tl;dr : My phone dialed 911 4 times in 20 minutes because it was charging and got texts.
My phone was charging like usual, I was sleeping. It chimes because I got a text. Before I can read the text, my phone starts ringing. I look to see who it is, because people know not to call me before 2 (this is noon) and it's a private caller. I decide to answer.
Me: "Hello?"
Operator: "Hello, this is the Washington County Sheriff's department, and we're calling because your phone contacted 911. Is there an emergency?"
Me: "No, I've been sleeping..."
Operator: "Okay, well you might have bumped the phone or something, so please be more careful with that."
Me: "Okay ... bye..."
That was weird. I don't know how it happened but whatever. No mroe than 5 minutes later, rings again. Private caller.
Me: "Hello?"
Operator: "Hello, this is the Washington County Sheriff's department, and we're calling because your phone contacted 911. Is there an emergency?"
Me: "No, I haven't touched my phone."
Operator: "Okay, well just checking please be careful."
Me: "Okay thanks, bye."
So I go downstairs to tell my mom that apparently I've called 911 twice in 5 minutes. My "dialed" list shows nothing since yesterday. Odd. I unplugged my phone and texted it, nothing happened. Randomly, phone rings again, same situation, same convo. Plug phone in, text it, and 911 calls me again.
Me: "Hello?"
Operator: "Hello, this is the Washington County Sheriff's department, and we're calling because your phone contacted 911. Is there an emergency?"
Me: "No, I'm terribly sorry, but my phone is messed up, and keeps calling 911 while it's charging and gets a text."
Operator: (frustrated) "Well maybe you should turn off your phone while it's charging so this doesn't happen again."
Me: "It's not my fault, I'm sorry, I'm going to get it fixed now."
Operator: "Okay, bye now."
I went to the store, and told them about this.
Me: "I have a serious problem with my phone."
Guy: "What's that?"
Me: "When my phone is charging and receives a text I dial 911."
Guy: "Oh wow. That is a serious problem."
He called tech support, who had also never heard of this problem, but power cycling the phone by taking out the battery fixed the problem ... I hope.
tl;dr : My phone dialed 911 4 times in 20 minutes because it was charging and got texts.
Even the guy in the store started laughing and said "I'm sorry for laughing, but this is just hilarious. Not for you I mean, but on the outside."
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