In an emergency, can you and your loved ones dial 911 when you are away from home? For those without a cell phone, dialing 911 may be inconvenient or impossible outside of the home. Most Americans are unaware that you don't need to subscribe to cellular phone service to call 911 from a cell phone. The primary mission of Lifeline Cellular is to raise the public's awareness that any cellular phone, old or new, paying for service or not, can make emergency calls to 911 for free.

Do you qualify for a free phone? The are a number of charitable organizations performing an excellent service to the community giving away free, emergency-only phones to people in need. If you have limited means and are living in a dangerous situation, please see our directory to see if you qualify for a free emergency cell phone.

Of the customers of major cell phone companies, a significant portion say that they plan to use their service for emergency only. Yet these same people are spending $40 dollars a month and more for service they plan to use only rarely.