Emergency 112 in Europe from cell phone
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Emergency 112 in Europe from cell phone
Question ~ On the site for France, it says
"It is not possible to call 112 from a mobile phone without a SIM card"
So if I just take my iphone to use in France and Switzerland I will not be able to dial 112 in case of an emergency?
"It is not possible to call 112 from a mobile phone without a SIM card"
So if I just take my iphone to use in France and Switzerland I will not be able to dial 112 in case of an emergency?
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Interesting question.
I would imagine that as long as your iPhone has a SIM, you can call 112; HOWEVER, if your phone is locked to an American provider, it might not be able to.
Solutions:
1. Get your phone unlocked before leaving and get a local SIM when you arrive.
2. Take along an unlocked older phone and use that to call 112 when you careen off the road after drinking too much wine or get assaulted by gypsies.
3. Buy a used phone and a PAYG SIM when you arrive in Europe.
4. Live dangerously and go as-is.
I would imagine that as long as your iPhone has a SIM, you can call 112; HOWEVER, if your phone is locked to an American provider, it might not be able to.
Solutions:
1. Get your phone unlocked before leaving and get a local SIM when you arrive.
2. Take along an unlocked older phone and use that to call 112 when you careen off the road after drinking too much wine or get assaulted by gypsies.
3. Buy a used phone and a PAYG SIM when you arrive in Europe.
4. Live dangerously and go as-is.
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It will have its own SIM and you can still use it wherever you are assuming it links up with the local network.
I never buy or use local SIM cards mainly because I rarely ever use my phone to make calls when I'm in Europe.
So I think the question actually is if you are using your phone in Europe and you don't insert a LOCAL SIM card can yous till call that number and if so do you have to dial any prefixes, etc.
I never buy or use local SIM cards mainly because I rarely ever use my phone to make calls when I'm in Europe.
So I think the question actually is if you are using your phone in Europe and you don't insert a LOCAL SIM card can yous till call that number and if so do you have to dial any prefixes, etc.
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There was a relatively amusing article in the French newspapers today saying that 96% of the calls to 112 are "pocket calls" made accidentally from pockets and purses. It may not have been a good idea to choose such a simple number for emergencies.
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We are now in Riquewihr, and our apartment has an incredibly complete and efficient notebook of everything that we could possibly need to know while we are here......... Including "....for emergencies you can dial 112 from any mobile phone".