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Dialing 911 and VoIP issues (Android OS)

NeoGrandizer said:
I just got an email from my carrier warning me about a potential issue about VoIP and dialing 911.

More details can be read here:
CWTA | Issues with Dialing 9-1-1 Using 3rd Party VoIP Apps on Android Devices

Thought I'd give a heads up for people who weren't aware. Sorry if this has already been posted.
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An issue has been identified that affects some wireless customers using VoIP-based apps like Viber and Skype on many Android OS phones. If you have set one of these apps as the default dialer on your device (i.e. all calls are dialed through the app and not the device), you may be unable to dial 9-1-1.

This issue could affect customers with any wireless service provider, but only in the circumstances listed above.

Please do not dial 9-1-1 to test your device.

To help ensure 9-1-1 calls can be made, it is strongly recommended that you remove the default dialer settings on these apps on an affected device by following these steps:

Select Settings (or System Settings) on your phone
Scroll down to Applications (may be listed as Apps or Application Manager)
Select the phone dialer application that was set as the default for dialing calls (e.g. Skype or Viber)
Scroll down to the
 
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