mobile phone number for emergency services....

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A few months back, some one on the forum told us all of a emergency services number to use from your mobile, if you needed help and had'nt a clue where you were, as this emergency number could pin point via satellite your whereabouts!!.. (not 999) Anyone no it!!!
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It was 112.
Not sure if its bollox or not but apparantly it is an international number and will work even if your phone keypad is locked. Haven't tried it though! And yes it is supposed to pin point your satellite position (not sure about that either)
On the subject, has anyone heard of a number you can key in to release extra battery power. I think is is HASH3370* but not sure???!!
 
112 and 999 both locate ur phone if ur calling from a mobile. I had to report a car fire a few weeks ago when I was in the middle of Herefordshire - never been there before and had no idea where I was but they located me immediately
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Oh please, not this again. 112 and 999 both go to EXACTLY the same 999 call centre. 112 is NOT a magic emergency number, it is just the European standard emergency number, so a viable alternative to 999 if you find it too hard to remember or something.

112 will NOT do anything to locate your mobile above and beyond the normal mobile locating technology. It doesn't lock onto a special satellite or anything else.

MyLadyTara, you aren't in Wiltshire Police area are you? From what's been said on here, they are especially guilty of passing out that piece of nonsense as if it were gospel.
 
Nicki, Wouldn't want to admit to being sucker, but I tried it on my motorola the other day and it told me service unavailable or something silly along those lines?! Did nothing!
 
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The hidden battery power thing is meant to work on Nokias only apparantly... To activate it, you have to press the keys *3370#
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I'm sorry, i'm sorry, i'm not trying to be a snotty know-it-all, but this is my job....That key combination won't release hidden battery power. Nothing can do that. What it WILL do is turn on a piece of software insise the phone called an Enhanced Full Rate decoder, which will improve the call quality quite substantially, but won't give you any extra battery life, I'm afraid.

*is boring mobile phone spod*
 
Most interesting subject!!

999 is the preferred numer for UK emg services, 112 is the European wide number used abroad.
The introduction of 112 was simply to assist in europe wide recognition of a single emgergency contact number for all residents....ie euro resident comes over to our wonderful shores...they know what to call for help!!

As for location, in a ideal world all persons would know there location before calling 999.... it doesn't happen..... the call handler will attempt to get as much detail from you as possible, including visible landmarks, nearby roads, street names....anything that will help find you..... it is possible to locate any mobile, 999 call or not... to a pretty tight area... however it does take time.....
the simple advice is be aware of your location at all times, know where you are/what road or track your on, keep an eye on landmarks....

AND wear Hi vis when riding, if the air ambulance needs to find you.... your hi vis will assist far more than any mobile phone tracking!!!!
 
The relationship between 999 and 112

5. It has been realised that a common code for emergency services across the whole of the EU is desirable. Consequently, an EU decision (see reference 4) required the adoption of the standard emergency access code, 112, within a specified timetable.

6. Further, in recognition of their traditional use, the decision allowed member states to retain any existing codes. 999 is very familiar to people in the UK and hence withdrawal of this number and substitution by another would inevitably lead to confusion and probable risk. Because of this, in the UK both 999 and 112 provide emergency access in parallel. 999 and 112 should, as far as is reasonably practicable, be given equal treatment within the whole of the UK public telephone network and this in turn will be enhanced treatment compared with a normal call.
 
[What it WILL do is turn on a piece of software insise the phone called an Enhanced Full Rate decoder, which will improve the call quality quite substantially, but won't give you any extra battery life, I'm afraid.

*is boring mobile phone spod*

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Does this work on all phones or just Nokia?
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and does it stay better quality all the time
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or go back to normal. Hope you understand this.
 
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