Posted on 10/29/2004 1:39:47 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache
112 as a 911 Emergency Number
911 is not a universal emergency number. Many European countries use 112 as their emergency number for police, fire, medical etc.
In the United States and in most of the North American dial plan, we use 911 for emergency services and never think about dialing 112. However, many 911 centers are reporting calls coming into them from cell phones by individuals not intending to report an emergency.
How is this happening? Several major wireless providers have programmed 112 into their systems and then "Translate" it to 911. We have seen this on wireless providers such as Nextel, T Mobile and Cingular. Frequently, when dialing from cell phones, it is easy to "Fat Finger" dialing and end up dialing "1" twice. Then if the area code you are dialing begins with a "2" you have just dialed the emergency number "112" and are connected to the nearest 911 emergency center.
For example: You want to dial 1-248-555-1212 but dial the "1" twice accidentally you really end up dialing 112-48-555-1212. This would connect you directly to 911.
Contacts within Nextel suggest that this has been done so that in the event that European customers bring their phones to the United States 112 emergency services will still work. However, you would think that Americans traveling to Europe would want the ability to dial 911 from their cell phones there. That's not the case. 911 has not been translated to 112 in Europe.
If you "fat finger" 112, your phone may display "Emergency". In the event you inadvertently dial 112 and are connected to the 911 center, DON'T HANG UP. Just explain what happened so the operators don't need to be concerned that there is a real emergency.
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as in the 2nd 11th????
November is the 11th month...election day is on the 2nd....
hence 112 is the Euro emergency number
Wouldn't the europeans say 2-11 rather than 11-2.
So if you put the 911 emergency number along with the Euro one...then election day being on 11-2, then I would say it will be terribly interesting to see if they take advanatage of this numerology...we know they like the number 11.
utter silliness ...
Good point ;)
Was 9-11 and 3-11 "utter silliness"?
They are making massive threats right now and it all concerns the election on 11-2.
I wouldn't call it silliness at all.
You guys do know that election day is not always November 2, right?
It would still be the same backwards.
I know, but if we're going out on a tangent we might as well be factually consistent.
"I wouldn't call it silliness at all."
It was the title. Your title and the content of the article did not match at all. Also, I haven't read any article that definitively states why sept 11 was chosen as a 'special' date to begin with; for example, when were the plane tickets purchased? My guess is that weather drove the selection date for the attack to maximize tv impact. The weather supposed to gloomy 11-2.
Also, the chances of an attack are a LOT bigger before 11-2 OR after 11-2. To attack on election day ... I just don't see that happening.
11 + 2= 13
9 + 11= 20
20 - 13= 7
20 + 13= 33
33 + 7= 40
40 is the exact number of hours in the average American work week.
Something is going to happen somewhere while we are at work on some day.
This is creepy.
What about 999? That's been the emergency number in England since 1937. In Germany, it's 110 for the cops, 112 will get you the fire department.
LMAO...cmon!
I am a brilliant numerologist.
I think you just are a conspiracy junkie....call it a hunch...lol
actually I should be called anti-conspiracy guy.
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