frickin 999 calls :@

[Guest meatgrinder]

you probably all know that when the phone is on keypad lock, it can still call 999, this has happened to me twice now, my phone has (of its own accord) dialled 999 while the keypad is locked. needless to say, this really ticks me off, and end up apoligizing to the people on the other end of the phone. is ther anyway to block this feature??

thanks

Dave

edit - removing a bad word, oops

[Guest squall]

yeah same thing with 112... its a reuirement on all uk phones...

[Guest mores]

i suppose you're carrying it in your pocket, maybe try putting it there differently (i.e. on it's head, screen outwards instead of to your leg).

[Guest Coucou]

I once accidently called 999 without realising. I got a call back from the operator, the only problem was I was under the affluence of incohol at the time and thought he was a mate trying to wind me up :oops:

He got quite irate :evil: with me for wasting his time, it was only when I heard keyboards being typed on in the background that I realised what an arse :idea: I'd been. The next bit of the conversation was cringeworthy....

[Guest Richie M]

meatgrinnder, all UK mobile phones do it - its a legal requirement i beleive and no way off disabling it.

[Guest TANKERx]

I never understood why we use the number that would take longest (after 0) to dial on an old dial telephone (which is what we had many years ago). Surely, 111 would have been quicker in an emergency?

[Guest fraser]

There lies the problem, TANKERX. You can dial a phone by taping the off-hook switch for each number. A low number like 112 (euro 999) could be done accidently while e.g. cleaning the phone. It probably made it harder for young kids as well, as you had to turn the dial all the way around to 9 three times in a row.

[Guest akarno]

Does anyone know why it is a requirement that keypad locks do not block 999 calls. The emergency services are always complaining about people calling them by mistake.

[Guest fraser]

If there is an accident, whoever has the phone might not know how to unlock it. I tried to unlock a mates Nokia from a normal keypad lock, and having never really used a Nokia, it took me ten mins to figure it out. :roll: I've got my SPV set to PIN lock after 10 mins, so if I were to be in an accident, I'd like others to be able to use my phone!

Thing is, not many folk know you can do 999 or 112 on a keypad lock, so many wouldn't even try!!

[Guest Myke]

999 is like 911 in the US?

[Guest squall]

yeah 999 is the same as 911, and 112.

this is annoying but ive not had any problems since i got a case from freedommobiles

[Guest Monolithix [MVP]]

I've never got close to dialing 999 when the phone is in my pocket, let alone starting the call.

And as has been pointed out already, you won't find a UK phone that acts any differently...

[Guest Coucou]

Didn't happen in the good (sic) old days of analogue bricks. I'm sure the Nokia 5.1 never did it. When did it become the law? Is it in fact the law or just a standard agreed by the manufacturers?

[Guest mike-oh]

Incedentally I read in the paper recently that the government was thinking about charging £1 for eveytime someones mobile dials 999 by mistake. Bit harsh i think when it's dialed it cos of jiggling around in you r pocket which you can't help anyhow!

[Guest bosshogg]

anyone know why 08 is considered an emergency number by the spv? I pulled mine out of my pocket today to find it in-call to 08...

[Guest Tyrant_worm]

Having Emergency calls open with keylock on is not law, it's a GSM standard, believe 08 is for Oz police or similar.

Think the whole thing made a lot more sense when mobiles were as rare as rocking horse .... but now they are everywhere you'd just call from you're own would you not ? Word - "standards implementers, this is no longer a needed function which creates far more problems in the way of wasted resource than the 1 call in several million, where a third party needs to use the victims handset and cannot remove the keylock"

As highlighted earlier was this not the reason 999 was chosen, to prevent accidental dialling?

[Guest Tyrant_worm]

Just spotted the orignal posters name, hello m8, in your name lies the problem, no space in that pocket :)

[Guest fraser]

Well spotted Boss Hogg, dial 08 on keypad lock and it'll dial it. A quick google finds this page, which lists 08 as an emergency number in Mexico, and 080 in Spain.

I never realised how many different ones there are. Just as well that several work in each country!!

[Guest ambro]

theres a list of Emergency calls in the Ecall Key in the registry

911 - 112 - 08 - 999

HKLMSecurityEcall

too bad you can't change the values =( to remove them

[Guest squall]

oh thats a new one on me, phone it and ask!