112 on your mobile

[O.C.]

This could be a life saver 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPZv_8dABfU

[patrick]

long winded video to say:

dial 112 and your call will connect to any network and not just your own network as would a 999 call.

I learned this 3 years ago on a "1st bike on the scene course"

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[Debs]

Thank you OC for posting.

I had never heard about that before and lots of info in video.. Now registered and number saved on phone 

[O.C.]

No probs Debs, I thought it might be of use/interest to some....obviously not for Patrick tho' 

[Lonewolf]

So let me get this right, you ring 112 and wait a minute before you suspect everyone in the control room has been made redundant because there's been no answer, then you turn 180 degrees and have another go before its confirmed everyone in the control room has been made redundant because there's still no answer. So in a final bid to summon help while the injured party's bleeding to death you send a text on the off chance that someone might reply within three minutes. 


It all seems a bit hit and miss to me and not too reassuring if I'm honest!

[patrick]

I think the useful part of this is that in an emergency your call will route to any network that gives a signal even when your own does not have a connection.

As for sending a text.... If  was  1st on the scene of an accident and 112 did not work I'd rather aks some one to try from a different location that start sending texts.

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