On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 11:57:47AM +0100 or thereabouts, David Walters wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 10:33 AM Ben Oliver <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 2019-10-17 17:15:38, Leo Vegoda wrote: > > >I was under the impression that the mobile networks all allow a powered > > >up phone to call 112 or 999 even if there is no SIM card in there. Is > > >that not the case? > > I too thought this was the case. I just pulled the SIM on my phone and > > it says 'emergency calls only'. > It depends on how the mobile network is configured. Wikipedia has an > unsourced claim that UK networks don't allow it due to hoax calls. If you pull the SIM out, it should connect to the strongest signal and just try to make a 999/112 call (the MNO may or may not allow). If say the network is allowing registration, but the network is borked, then a 999 call may not get through due to the network fault and the phone wont try and connect to another network. You can always take phone off automatic mode and force it to try and register on another network and then try 999. Steve -- NetTek Ltd UK mob +44 7775 755503 UK +44 20 3432 3735 / US +1 (650) 423 1390 social id stevekennedyuk Euro Tech News Blog http://eurotechnews.blogspot.com
