My wife &amp; I were wireless-only until we had our first child.<p>It turns out 911 is handled very differently (at least in California).  If I were to call 911 from my landline I&#x27;m connected to our local dispatch &amp; my address is automatically sent.  If I were to call from our cell phones, only the cell tower is sent (and <i>maybe</i> that), and the call is routed through a statewide system.<p>I hope to never have to actually call, but figured it&#x27;s worth the small fee if seconds matter.<p>That said, it still seems backwards.  My cell phone has GPS coordinates.  I would hope that someone in the not-too-distant-future we can make calling 911 as good (if not better) on a cell phone.