Emergency calls to phones.

How do I call someone who has their phone set to “do not disturb “. It is an emergency.

Posted on Sep 18, 2022 12:21 PM

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Chattanoogan

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Posted on Sep 18, 2022 12:33 PM

Generally calling twice in quick succession will ring-thru.

But if the called party doesn’t want to be “reached” … they won’t be.

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Chattanoogan

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Sep 18, 2022 12:33 PM in response to sacguy530

Generally calling twice in quick succession will ring-thru.

But if the called party doesn’t want to be “reached” … they won’t be.

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