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Old 01-01-2006, 00:46
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Like i said why cant they introduce a system that allows this just for new years eve/day
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Old 01-01-2006, 00:47
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If only it was that easy. Only way would be to put more cell sites up. No quick and simple answer really.
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Old 01-01-2006, 00:49
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WOOOOOOOOOOOO orange allowing me to send texts
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Old 01-01-2006, 00:49
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lol must admit here no network went down at midnight for the first year ever.
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Old 01-01-2006, 00:49
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just a thought , when the phone networks down, what if there was an emergency and yea had to call 999 on yea mobile what would happen then
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Old 01-01-2006, 00:51
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Originally Posted by sjp00701
just a thought , when the phone networks down, what if there was an emergency and yea had to call 999 on yea mobile what would happen then

I am sure there is reserved space for 999 calls
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Old 01-01-2006, 00:51
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Originally Posted by sjp00701
just a thought , when the phone networks down, what if there was an emergency and yea had to call 999 on yea mobile what would happen then
You would not be able to make the call - thats why you should not rely on a mobile phone to make that emergency call as it says in most mobile manuals.
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Old 01-01-2006, 00:51
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try it bet it won't work :|
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Old 01-01-2006, 00:52
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As far as i am aware, if a 999 or 112 call is made, and there is no space, a call will be dropped to let it through
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Old 01-01-2006, 00:52
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You could take your SIM Card out and it would try and make a call on any network that has any allocation left I guess.... If all of them are full not much luck - better hope your house is not on fire!!
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Old 01-01-2006, 00:53
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Originally Posted by crowfield99
You could take your SIM Card out and it would try and make a call on any network that has any allocation left I guess.... If all of them are full not much luck - better hope your house is not on fire!!
Not possible in the UK. If you have no SIM you cant call
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Old 01-01-2006, 00:55
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Sure you can? On my NEC e313 on 3you can - its the only way to get a temp. unlock done! lol
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Old 01-01-2006, 00:55
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Originally Posted by crowfield99
You could take your SIM Card out and it would try and make a call on any network that has any allocation left I guess.... If all of them are full not much luck - better hope your house is not on fire!!
better shutdown my pc tonight then, the router might over heat with all the millions of us saddos on the internet lol
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Old 01-01-2006, 00:57
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Well at least I have not had to pay doub for a taxi tonight lol
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Old 01-01-2006, 00:59
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same - and tomorrow I'll wake up not pissed, stinking and unwell like most silly people in uk just now..
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Old 01-01-2006, 01:00
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Yeah and it was pissing down in London (well started) - I had the heating on tonight nice and WARM lol
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Old 01-01-2006, 01:05
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cooooooooool lol
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Old 01-01-2006, 01:38
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Originally Posted by sjp00701
02 network down here as well, always happens it do's

o and Happy new year everyone!!!
i'm on O2 and mine just says "Error" then "Retry?"

and that's not just to other people i know on O2... that's all networks
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Old 01-01-2006, 01:41
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You are a rejection by 02, no more room at the inn.
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Old 01-01-2006, 02:48
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You can phone emergency services in the UK without a sim card.

The networks are not going to bother increasing capacity, just so drunk people can send and make phone calls at 12.01 on a new years eve, or christmas.

Each sell site can hold betweem 50 and 150 calls at one time depending on the capacity and size.

If the network capacity on the cell site has been reached then you will end up with an error message of some description.

Any 999 or 112 calls are priority so if anyone makes one they WILL get through. Someone else will be cut off to make space.
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Old 01-01-2006, 03:28
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How does that work if you for example had no signal because of congestion. Would it try to connect to the network, find its full, kick someone off and make the call?

Because of most phones when you have no signal it says "No Reception" or something else on-screen and does not attempt to make the call?

What im just trying to get over is, if your phone has no signal. How can it even try and make a call? If im making sense.
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Old 01-01-2006, 03:40
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Originally Posted by sjp00701
02 network down here as well, always happens it do's

o and Happy new year everyone!!!
Heh, O2's fallen over here too - went off about ten past midnight, and was still off 20 minutes ago when i dropped my o2 phone owning friend off home... Vodafone's had a wobble too.

However, Orange and Virgin(aka T-Mobile) have been fine all the way through - for calls & texts on Virgin, calls or texts on Orange

Oh, and happy new year!
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Old 01-01-2006, 03:52
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Originally Posted by crowfield99
How does that work if you for example had no signal because of congestion. Would it try to connect to the network, find its full, kick someone off and make the call?

Because of most phones when you have no signal it says "No Reception" or something else on-screen and does not attempt to make the call?

What im just trying to get over is, if your phone has no signal. How can it even try and make a call? If im making sense.
Wouldn't mind knowing that myself tbh. My knowledge of that atm involves T-Mobile telling me back in the days of the overloaded cell here "if your cell's congested or your in a blackspot & you need to make an emergency call, just take your sim out, then put battery back in, phone back on & try the call" though as to how that works... that's the question
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Old 01-01-2006, 04:21
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I sent one to Australia, ex work colleague and to work colleague here, but that's it.
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Old 01-01-2006, 04:44
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@Lost Boy

Congestion doesnt effect your signal. Congestion effects what you can send and receive depending on the traffic on the network.

When people say the network is down or whatever, it doesnt really mean the network has crashed, its simply that everyone in the Uk is sending/receiveing calls and texts through the network and it reaches full capacity. Once at full capacity it wont let any more texts or calls thru until theres enough space for your text or call.

However, the cells have a priority to 999 calls, so if you make one, it would drop a "personal call" in order to let yours through. No matter how congested the network gets, an emergency call will take priority.

Does that make it any clearer? or have i confused you more? hehe

Happy New Year!!
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