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jswinden · 03-31-2017, 12:31 PM

According to an article on Mac Rumors, the iOS 10.3 update also fixes an issue which could cause the iPhones to continuously dial 911. This was a major issue here in north Texas as Dallas and other cities were inundated with hundreds of thousands of bogus 911 calls. Apparently if an affected iPhone called into the 911 system, it would repeatedly dial into 911 thereafter, causing a jam up in the system. These were not due to "butt dialing" but were due to a software glitch with AT&T and T-Mobile phones, and perhaps others too. The iPhone owner would not even be aware that their iPhone was continuously dialing 911. Big mess which Dallas is still dealing with.

https://www.macrumors.com/2017/03/30...s-911-exploit/

03-31-2017, 12:31 PM	#33
jswinden Nameless Being	According to an article on Mac Rumors, the iOS 10.3 update also fixes an issue which could cause the iPhones to continuously dial 911. This was a major issue here in north Texas as Dallas and other cities were inundated with hundreds of thousands of bogus 911 calls. Apparently if an affected iPhone called into the 911 system, it would repeatedly dial into 911 thereafter, causing a jam up in the system. These were not due to "butt dialing" but were due to a software glitch with AT&T and T-Mobile phones, and perhaps others too. The iPhone owner would not even be aware that their iPhone was continuously dialing 911. Big mess which Dallas is still dealing with. https://www.macrumors.com/2017/03/30...s-911-exploit/ Last edited by jswinden; 03-31-2017 at 12:34 PM.