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I can dial '08' when the key lock's on. |
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I can dial '08' when the key lock's on.
On my nokia 6100 i noticed i can still dial 08 when the key locks on.
Also you can dial 112, 999 & 911 so i presume it's an emergency services thing. does anyone know where it's an emergency service number? |
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You can also dial 000
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080 is/was apparantly the emergency code for Mexico.
000 is/was the emergency code for Australia, alongside 112. |
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I can only dial 999, 112 and 911 on my 6600, with the keypad locked.
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I can dial on my 3200
911 999 000 112 08 With it locked |
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Same with Sony Ericsson phones. They will all connect you to emergency services in the UK.
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On my 3650 i can only dial 999 and 112. Considering its a tri-band phone and works in the states etc you would think it would let me do 911. Maybe it will change if i go there?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pingu
I can only dial 999, 112 and 911 on my 6600, with the keypad locked.
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Originally Posted by Tadpole
000 is/was the emergency code for Australia, alongside 112.
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read the title and tired it. Came up on screen that i was calling sos so i quickly cancelled. It would be a bit stupid if you coudnt dial an emergeny service when the keypad is locked.
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I can dial 0 but not 000 on my Sony Erricson T630, 112, 999 and 9111. I can also do 08 but need to dial it in twice before I can call it...
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K700i
you can dial 08 112 911 but no 999. |
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Nokia 7250i
08 112 911 999 Does not vary within country, as 000 is used in Australia and did not work when i was there (FYI: 16 Dec 2003 - 13 Jan 2004)
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Originally Posted by lepissmall
read the title and tired it. Came up on screen that i was calling sos so i quickly cancelled. It would be a bit stupid if you coudnt dial an emergeny service when the keypad is locked.
Come on, how much time is lost by dialing c*999[Call] instead of 999[Call], and the emergancy services arn't having to deal with accediental calls it surley saves time? |
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IIRC you should also be able to contact emergency services on a mobile even if it has no SIM card in it
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Originally Posted by kev
Come on, how much time is lost by dialing c*999[Call] instead of 999[Call], and the emergancy services arn't having to deal with accediental calls it surley saves time?
I do however agree that it is worrying that you could inadventently call 999 (or one of these other numbers) totally obliviously. |
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Originally Posted by lukenuckley
Kev, the reason that it works this way is so that if someone who doesn't know how to unlock your keypad needs to use your phone to call the emergency services (eg if YOU were involved in an incident) they are immediately able to.
I do however agree that it is worrying that you could inadventently call 999 (or one of these other numbers) totally obliviously. In the old days if they got a hangup to 999 they would call back and try to trace the call etc. now they just ignore it. If someone can't unloack a phone, even though it says how to on the screen, they are beyond help. |
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Originally Posted by flagpole
IMHO the later of these is the most important of these. with my old 5110 this happened to me all the time.
In the old days if they got a hangup to 999 they would call back and try to trace the call etc. now they just ignore it. If someone can't unloack a phone, even though it says how to on the screen, they are beyond help. IMHO all phones should standardise on the same method. agentz, thats true of some countries, however the UK networks need a active simcard in - old Nokias that say "Emergancy Calls Only" when you (a T-Mobile customer) are roaming on Orange (say) are telling lies, although that might be the situation in Finland. At least my Sony Ericsson is more honest, saying "Select Net?" |
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Originally Posted by flagpole
If someone can't unloack a phone, even though it says how to on the screen, they are beyond help.
I don't want to get into an argument about this, I'm merely playing devils advocate. I could be wrong but I'm fairly sure there is some kind of legislation relating to this too along the lines of "all telephony equipment must be able to access the emergency services immediately and free of charge" (hence the point about even phones with no SIM cards in being able to connect) Anyone able to shed any further light on this...? I still agree that it's far from ideal that you can easily call 999/112/911 etc. without realising at all, I for one have had one very embarrassing conversation with an emergency operator having myself connected inadventently. Phew, rant over! |
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Originally Posted by lukenuckley
That person is likely to be pretty shaken up anyway if they have just been involved in or arrived at the scene of an incident where the emergency services are required.
I think the phone companies should come up with another solution so avoid accidental 999 calls but its hard to think what.
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Originally Posted by lukenuckley
I hear what you're saying flagpole but imagine a situation involving, for instance, an elderly person who has never used a mobile phone and, for arguments sake, a car accident. That person is likely to be pretty shaken up anyway if they have just been involved in or arrived at the scene of an incident where the emergency services are required. The last thing they want to be doing is trying to work outhow to unlock your handset, they just want to be able to tap in 3 digits and get connected to the appropriate service ASAP.
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Originally Posted by kev
3 digits doesn't work on most phones, you still to suss what the call button is - an a horizontal green line is not exactly a helpful one, and the red/green handsets arn't going to help the colour blind either.
All this having been said it took me a couple of goes to unlock a 6230 the other day. |
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kev
3 digits doesn't work on most phones, you still to suss what the call button is - an a horizontal green line is not exactly a helpful one, and the red/green handsets arn't going to help the colour blind either
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Originally Posted by examinus
I think the phone companies should come up with another solution so avoid accidental 999 calls but its hard to think what
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I think its just an endless paradox.
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Originally Posted by lukenuckley
Any ideas anyone?
but non of this would help, my gran could never read whats on the screen even if she did have her reading glasses. |
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