If there is no cellphone signal, how does the “emergency calls only” mode work?

Question

If there is no cellphone signal, how does the “emergency calls only” mode work?

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Answer 1

>If there is no cellphone signal, how does the “emergency calls only” mode work?

“No signal” means “no signal from your provider’s network”. There might still be other providers in range. Emergency calls can use any network, whether you paid for the access or not.

If there *truly* is no access at all, no emergency calls can be made.