On Sunday 11 March 2007 06:31, Clare Johnstone wrote: > Hi all, > Just looking at the information on the Wiki about the hardware, > I got curious about the so-called 911 button. I am supposing it is for > emergency calls, but is my country (Australia) alone in not using > that number for emergencies? > Looking up what we do use, I found: > > http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile/life/community/emergency.htm# > <quote> > You can still attempt a normal '000'emergency call from a GSM mobile > but if you do not have reception, you can dial '112' and your call > will be carried by any available GSM network. > <endquote> As far as I know, 112 is the international standard for mobiles : 911,999,000 and the rest are all local codes maintained for compatibility with fixed line networks. -- Dr Charles McEvoy Ripon, UK
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