Man Calls 911 To Fix Broken iPhone 244
tekgoblin writes "For some reason Michael Skopec of Illinois thought that calling 911 would get his broken iPhone fixed. It got him arrested instead. From the article: 'After the five calls were made police traced the calls to his home in Illinois where they found him drunk and belligerent. He was arrested because he would not follow the police officers orders. It has yet to be made clear what he was actually trying to accomplish by calling 911 to get help with his iPhone. Although he was arrested he only faces misdemeanor charges and has to be in court next week.'"
Locked screen? (Score:5, Interesting)
The article was short on details.
I could see it not being that he was truly calling 911 to fix his phone, but rather the screen was locked. While I don't have an iPhone, my phone does allow 911 calls if the screen is locked, so I'm guessing the i-thing is similar. If he was too drunk to remember his unlock code he may have drunkenly hit the emergency call button multiple times.
Of course that's still pretty stupid sounding, but not as bad a confusing the police with a Genius Bar.
Re:Still doesn't beat... (Score:2, Interesting)
http://humorfeast.blogspot.com/2011/11/man-arrested-for-calling-cops-police.html [blogspot.com]
Re:News! (Score:3, Interesting)
Worthy of Slashdot, this is not.
Are you kidding? First definitive proof that the iPhone is not idiot proof? This is indeed news.
Re:Locked screen? (Score:4, Interesting)
When the device asks for the code, enter the emergency number for your present location. The Emergency call icon appears.
I wonder what it does if you set your pin as 911 (or 112 or what-ever your local number is). Would it unlock or present the emergency number?
Seems like a stupid way to implement the feature if you ask me.