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   From: lars@beagle-ears.com   
      
   On 2025-12-01, rbowman wrote:   
   rbowman>>>>> I've had no need to call 911, the equivalent to 999   
   rbowman>>>>> or whatever the UK emergency system uses but that   
   rbowman>>>>> would also be interesting.   
      
   On 2025-12-05 11:50, Daniel70 wrote:   
   >>> What's '112'??   
      
   On 5/12/2025 10:06 pm, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >> The emergency number in most of the EU.   
      
   On 2025-12-05, Daniel70  wrote:   
   > Ah!! O.K., so '112' in Europe, '911' in U.S.of A., '999' in Pommieland   
   > and '000' here in Aus!!   
      
   The codes used to be all over the place. In Denmark it was   
   000; all the "special service codes" began with 00xx.   
   In the UK it was 999. Both of these were picked because they were the   
   longest pulse sets in the rotary dial - you wanted to avoid them being   
   activated accidentally when wind cause wires to hit each other.   
   Rotary dials existed in four layouts:   
   1234567890   
   9876543210   
   0123456789   
   0987654321   
      
   I think all of these (000, 999, 911) are supposed to be phased out   
   in favor of 112. In the new system, all "special service codes" begin   
   with 11x. The USA, of course, is not joining world standards.   
      
   As a result, I think all mobile phones will route any of these codes to   
   the emergency response center wherever you are.   
      
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   Lars Poulsen - an old geek in Santa Barbara, California   
      
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