AdvertisementCalling 911 On Your Cell? It's Harder To Find You Than You ThinkOctober 23, 2014Lucy PerkinsfacebookEmailThe Fairfax County 911 Center in Virginia takes calls during Hurricane Sandy in 2012. It was relatively easy to locate callers when most people used landlines. But most 911 calls now come from cellphones, which can pinpoint a callers' location only within 100 to 300 meters. (Mai/Landov)