On Mon, Sep 30, 2024, at 13:10, Brian May wrote: > Les Kitchen via luv-main <[email protected]> writes: > >> Is this a harmless thing to do? I was imagining the scenario .... > My vague understanding is that hang up calls to 000 in Australia do not > require followup. I couldn't guarantee the accuracy though. I have heard > that we tend to get a lot of false calls to 000 from things like > misconfigured vending machines (not sure if this is still the case). And > I am not convinced our database of addresses for the 000 operator is > particularly acurate or reliable. In the past when I have made calls to > 000 even from fixed analog copper landline they always ask for the > address. > > I think it might be different for 911 calls in USA, I have heard that > every hang up calls require police to be dispatched. > > In any case, I have heard it is far far better to tell the operator it > was an accidental call or a test call or whatever rather then just > hanging up. Typically the operator doesn't care, they just want to know > if there is cause to be concerned. > > I have also heard that you should not be making calls to 000 to test > VoLTE on your phone. Which means you can't really test 000 calls.
Thanks, Brian and Colin. Inconclusive, but at least we know a little bit more. — Smiles, Les. _______________________________________________ luv-main mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
