A little while ago I did a bit of digging into this .
1. If you dial 999 from a mobile this is only operating on your individual provider. We know the situation where one phone works on O2 and one on Orange does not. If your phone says no coverage then you will not get the emergency services.I`ve been told this is untrue and a 999 call will scan other networks . So is this a myth?
2.112 is a very special number!!(this is true).
If you dial 112 from your mobile this will scan every network provider . It also overrides all busy networks and puts you to the top of the list. It will also override a locked phone which you may find at the scene of a accident . It even will work on later phones without an SIM card. It enables you to use a prepaid phone with no credit left. You can also text to 112 but you will need to pre register your mobile. The text message is more likely to get through as it is a smaller `package` and works on a different band width..
I`ve been told that if you've binned your trail bike in the middle of nowhere in Wales with a broken leg on your own (always ride with a mate) and you dial 999 you could pick up a station in Belfast but with 112 you will get the closest.
112 works in 70 different countries including the whole of the EU and the states, Canada, India. So again if you bin it in Italy dial 112 for emergency services.
There seems to be a lot of myths surrounding 112/999 from mobiles and I`ve not been able to find the definitive answers. For instance Yorkshire ambulance service uses a different triangular system to another? There is also a European directive 2010 112 which indicates we should bring our systems in line but we are still able to use 999 in this country along with 112.
So here`s the question for all you people for someone to come up with the correct information( no myths or hearsay) to step up an clear this up. We need to know as it could save some ones life or even your own . This is IMPORTANT.
Take Care out There........Den
1. If you dial 999 from a mobile this is only operating on your individual provider. We know the situation where one phone works on O2 and one on Orange does not. If your phone says no coverage then you will not get the emergency services.I`ve been told this is untrue and a 999 call will scan other networks . So is this a myth?
2.112 is a very special number!!(this is true).
If you dial 112 from your mobile this will scan every network provider . It also overrides all busy networks and puts you to the top of the list. It will also override a locked phone which you may find at the scene of a accident . It even will work on later phones without an SIM card. It enables you to use a prepaid phone with no credit left. You can also text to 112 but you will need to pre register your mobile. The text message is more likely to get through as it is a smaller `package` and works on a different band width..
I`ve been told that if you've binned your trail bike in the middle of nowhere in Wales with a broken leg on your own (always ride with a mate) and you dial 999 you could pick up a station in Belfast but with 112 you will get the closest.
112 works in 70 different countries including the whole of the EU and the states, Canada, India. So again if you bin it in Italy dial 112 for emergency services.
There seems to be a lot of myths surrounding 112/999 from mobiles and I`ve not been able to find the definitive answers. For instance Yorkshire ambulance service uses a different triangular system to another? There is also a European directive 2010 112 which indicates we should bring our systems in line but we are still able to use 999 in this country along with 112.
So here`s the question for all you people for someone to come up with the correct information( no myths or hearsay) to step up an clear this up. We need to know as it could save some ones life or even your own . This is IMPORTANT.
Take Care out There........Den
