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Old 06-02-2006, 01:11 PM
Darius Wey
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Default Re: Just remember 112

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Originally Posted by dlinker
While this is a great tip, a better tip is to remember that 112 is the Global GSM emergency number. It's part of the GSM standard so will work on any GSM phone in any country in the world.
Right, but in some countries, it's not widely educated to both technical and non-technical end-users that 112 is the global emergency number.

You and I both know that out of instinct, 000 is the first emergency number to call in Oz. Dialing 112 takes a bit of thought. I think it's worth adding a local emergency number into the registry, but like you said, definitely bear in mind that 112 exists as well.
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