ive just nicked this from mackys site lol ,he nicked it first
(hope you dont mind mack)
we all know how difficult it is sometimes to get a good signal on ya mobile whilst fishing this bit of coast with the high cliffs etc
112
112 is the international emergency service mobile number.
If you dial this number on any mobile phone, in any part of the world, including the UK: you will be connected to that countries emergency services. You can dial 112 even if the keypad is locked or the sim card removed.
As fishermen you will be aware that at times you will lose your network signal.
999 calls require that signal.
If you dial 112, it accesses all mobile terrestial masts. Orange Vodaphone H20 Mercury; you name it: it tries all network relay masts in sequence: until it finds a signal.
Therefore dialing 112 gives you a far higher chance of contacting emergency services in remote areas than dialing 999.
Passed on to me by a mate who\'s a paramedic: their instructions are to use 112 if calling emergency services from remote areas. This should be made public knowledge, but apparently it isn\'t.
(hope you dont mind mack)
we all know how difficult it is sometimes to get a good signal on ya mobile whilst fishing this bit of coast with the high cliffs etc
112
112 is the international emergency service mobile number.
If you dial this number on any mobile phone, in any part of the world, including the UK: you will be connected to that countries emergency services. You can dial 112 even if the keypad is locked or the sim card removed.
As fishermen you will be aware that at times you will lose your network signal.
999 calls require that signal.
If you dial 112, it accesses all mobile terrestial masts. Orange Vodaphone H20 Mercury; you name it: it tries all network relay masts in sequence: until it finds a signal.
Therefore dialing 112 gives you a far higher chance of contacting emergency services in remote areas than dialing 999.
Passed on to me by a mate who\'s a paramedic: their instructions are to use 112 if calling emergency services from remote areas. This should be made public knowledge, but apparently it isn\'t.
