said by fcisler 
:said by hayabusa3303 :As far as i've seen, and on every cell phone i have ever had (going back ohh around 5+ years), they ALL have E911 service....even if NOT ACTIVE (no pricing plan). In fact, my girlfriend's cell phone, my parents, and my sisters all have LBS (Location Based Services) with two options:
1) Enabled
2) Disabled (Except E911)
If my memory serves me right, _only_ the old AMPs service had a requirement to provide 911 on a phone without service. And yes, it still works for me on any AMPs capable phone that has ever been activated.
I have _never_ had Location Based Services, partly because I don't like the idea of anyone having the ability to easily track me, whether I want it or not. My cell phone is _very_ mobile, and any location information available for 911 would likely fail to locate me. If my phone is on, they can always try to triangulate my location, but that is all.
Likewise, my VoIP service also travel with me. Short of trying to make a general geographic location based on IP in use, it is unlikely that E911 would provide meaningful information. However, I do have a POTS line with E911... why should I be forced to pay repetitive fees for what is for me mobile service? Simply, to further line the tax coffers of some level of government agency cozy with some so-called public utility... follow the money trail.
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