New emergancy number 112
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Hi folks. Currently doing my NHS rapid response training and was reminded by our resus officer that if we are on mobiles we should be calling 112 for emergencies. That way the system can pin point our mobiles. Dialling 999 can get you through to a call centre anywhere is GB depending on how the mobile network routes your call.
So the number to remember and put in your phones is 112.
So the number to remember and put in your phones is 112.
Errr.
That's worked for *years*.
It's one of the only numbers a mobile phone will call when barred, with no sim card, no credit on a rival network and the keypad locked.
Basically, all mobiles will always call 112 if they have *any* signal at all. And the network will drop another call to let it on.
Try 112 with the keypad locked. Just don't push call......
999 might also work.
That's worked for *years*.
It's one of the only numbers a mobile phone will call when barred, with no sim card, no credit on a rival network and the keypad locked.
Basically, all mobiles will always call 112 if they have *any* signal at all. And the network will drop another call to let it on.
Try 112 with the keypad locked. Just don't push call......
999 might also work.
I've been a Telecoms engineer for over 10 years and it's older than that.
The reason we have this number is Europe. It's one of the emergency numbers there and as a European member we have to use it too or something?
112 and 999 calls get routed the same way to the same emergencey center.
The reason we have this number is Europe. It's one of the emergency numbers there and as a European member we have to use it too or something?
112 and 999 calls get routed the same way to the same emergencey center.
999 and 112 calls are the same when dialled from mobiles.
The calls are always routed to the nearest call centre. All the transmitters in the same area have a routing zone number allocated, so all calls in that zone go to the assigned call centre.
If you are on the edge of a routing area, then of course you could be connected to a call centre some distance away.
112 has been around for ages...nothing new about it
The calls are always routed to the nearest call centre. All the transmitters in the same area have a routing zone number allocated, so all calls in that zone go to the assigned call centre.
If you are on the edge of a routing area, then of course you could be connected to a call centre some distance away.
112 has been around for ages...nothing new about it
medicineman said:
I know its been around for ages, but when told about it only 2 people in a room of 20 knew, so I thought I'd pass it on.
I personally think it's very relevant and thank you for doing so...
There may be those unaware and the phone they end up using in an emergency doesn't have a 9 button working.
thanks mate
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medicineman said:
Hi folks. Currently doing my NHS rapid response training and was reminded by our resus officer that if we are on mobiles we should be calling 112 for emergencies. That way the system can pin point our mobiles. Dialling 999 can get you through to a call centre anywhere is GB depending on how the mobile network routes your call.
So the number to remember and put in your phones is 112.
Unfortunately the chap was talking through his arse. As xxxxxxrich says there is no difference between 112 and 999 for a mobile.
We use 999 instead of 112 on landlines because it is too easy for a bad connection in the wiring, or an engineer connecting the wiring up, to create a sequence of pulses which is equivalent to dialling 112. The Europeans, being silly foreign people, don't seem to mind having to deal with automatically-generated fake emergency calls, so they use 112. Mobiles accept both codes because it avoids a regional difference in the software, and since they don't use pulse dialling the fake calls problem doesn't arise.
Sure, I was explaining how we came to end up with both numbers working on mobiles. But 999 and 112 are handled the same way. The phone system recognises them both as emergency calls and treats them the same, like you can use www.pistonheads.com or www.pistonheads.co.uk and both of them get you to this site. Your training chap was wrong I'm afraid.
medicineman said:
The reason I was given was that the 999 system is not fully digital yet. Therefore some calls may not be able to be accurately placed. Please note I was talking about mobiles NOT landlines.
Errr. As a previous poster has already said, the MSC (Mobile Switching Center) will handle 112 and 999 (and 911 in NAR) calls in *exactly* the same way.
cen said:
Unfortuneatly, there are those with pig headed brains who cannot see the light of day.
Eh?
No, it's a good idea to make people aware of it. I would pretty much always dial 112 as that should work anywhere in Europe (I'm not sure about the US). But, I read the original post as "new emergancy phone number available" and felt the need to point out that it's not new.
My apologies to the author if that wasn't the intended meaning.
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