Dial 999

[antijoke]

So after a rather interesting debate in the office about taking presents back, someone then asked about dialling 999 in an emergency.

Someone has raised the point of you should dial 112 instead as the emergency services can track you via satellite through the 112 number, but they can't if you dial 999.

Anyone offer any real substance to this? A quick Google search doesn't really enlighten me much.

 

[Amp34]

Load of rubbish tbh. How could they track you via satellite using a standard phone line?

Especially if you think they cn track a landline easily anyway and via triangulation when using a mobile.

 

[GinG]

I never even knew the 112 number existed! Does it go through to the same switchboard as 999?

 

[Amp34]

I never even knew the 112 number existed! Does it go through to the same switchboard as 999?

Think so, it's just the international version.

 

[Ahleckz]

112 is the international emergency number.
They can't 'track' you though satellites, they could triangulate your position but that's about it. Unless you have GPS in your phone or what not.

 

[The Dread Pirate]

112 is the number you dial when outside the UK or so my phone informed me when I went skiing in france last week

 

[Abraham]

edit: obviously wrong

 

[Cosimo]

112 works all around the EU, fixed and mobile phones:

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/doc/factsheets/044-112-bluerev-en.pdf

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/112/ms/index_en.htm

Tis a number to be remembered.

 

[Xordium]

I think 911 works also and was introduced due it's usage in TV and films etc and how some people may get mistaken.

 

[azuli]

I thought it was the same thing.. obviously 999 would suck if that button was broke.

I also love how they chose the longest combination for those old rotary dial phones. --------9 ticktickticktickticktickticktick --------9 ticktickticktickticktickticktick --------9

 

[PhillyDee]

They are exactly the same centre. Person is talking tosh.

999 is UK
112 as stated, is European.

I thought it was the same thing.. obviously 999 would suck if that button was broke.

I also love how they chose the longest combination for those old rotary dial phones. --------9 ticktickticktickticktickticktick --------9 ticktickticktickticktickticktick --------9

That was so you couldn't accidently dial it

 

[platypus]

I think 911 works also and was introduced due it's usage in TV and films etc and how some people may get mistaken.

Because they're stupid.

 

['Wes]

I think 911 works also and was introduced due it's usage in TV and films etc and how some people may get mistaken.

911 is for the US?

 

[Abraham]

I thought it was the same thing.. obviously 999 would suck if that button was broke.

I also love how they chose the longest combination for those old rotary dial phones. --------9 ticktickticktickticktickticktick --------9 ticktickticktickticktickticktick --------9

so that it was the hardest number to dial by mistake

 

[twist3d0n3]

I think 911 works also and was introduced due it's usage in TV and films etc and how some people may get mistaken.

i thought it was 912?

don't wanna try it tho

 

[Hotwired]

I thought it was the same thing.. obviously 999 would suck if that button was broke.

I can see 112 being much better if the #1 button was broken

 

[Tefal]

what was that non emergency one they had advertised for a while?

111?

 

[DannyDan]

I thought it was the same thing.. obviously 999 would suck if that button was broke.

112 would suck if either the 1 or the 2 button was broke

 

[wannabedamned]

Whats the number you ring again when its not an emergency but you still want police or an ambulance, fire brigade. To a lesser degree. ie: Cat stuck in a tree, rather than baby stuck in a burning house.

edit, haha Tefal.

 

[antijoke]

Upon further questioning she now thinks that the person that told her this nugget of information was at a police speed awareness class.