* Charles McEvoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070311 10:27]: > 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 I'd assume that 112 will work on US GSM networks too. Before any one asks, 112 is special on most phones => one can dial these usually without a SIM card inserted, or even funnier, one can dial 112 even with the keyboard locked.
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