Thu Aug 08, 2019 3:42 pm
#1711467
I'd suggest that you hang up the other call yourself beforehand if matters are so pressing
PaulB wrote:So... If I dial 999 or 112 now:-
- will the handset jump networks if it needs to?
PaulB wrote:- would an existing call be disconnected to allow the emergency call or would the emergency call get an engaged tone?
1. Register your mobile
Text the word 'register' to 999.
You'll need to register again if you change your phone number.
2. Read the message
You’ll get an automatic text reply. Please read it all.
3. Reply to the message
Read the message and then reply by texting ‘yes’.
4. Get a 'success' text
You'll then get a text telling you that your mobile is now registered - or if there's been a problem…
5. Check it
Text 'register' to 999 and you'll get a message telling you if it's registered or not. Don't text anything else - there's no need to make a test call. You're now set up.
matthew_w100 wrote: Or do i have to read them out and hope not to make a mistake?
matthew_w100 wrote:But if i dial 999 on my mobile, whether camping-on or not, do the emergency services get my gps coordinates, and if so, how? Or do i have to read them out and hope not to make a mistake?
GrahamB wrote:I would imagine that was done by triangulation/multilateration from the base stations that your mobile was in contact with - the more masts, the more accurate the location will be.
Irv Lee wrote:Some of us get phoned by D&D just after we have landed in a field.