Ummm no its 999 and im English where as you are americanBreakfastMan said:Of course 911 is not the emergency number outside the US. In Britain, for instance, it is 0118-999-881-999-119-7253.
911 = police?
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Yeah, Britain has 999 and 112. 999 is the standard number to call when you need the police and 112 is for when your mobile phone has no signal. It connects to any network available, regardless of your provider, so you can call the emergency services.
Here in Brazil it's 190. Although technically 190 is only for police emergencies; you should dial 192 for the fire department and 193 for medical emergencies. But the 190 people will redirect you to the proper line if you call them.
Also I think 911 does work here, and there's some push to use one three-digit number in all South American countries, but I'll be damned if I know what that is. 990, I think.
Also I think 911 does work here, and there's some push to use one three-digit number in all South American countries, but I'll be damned if I know what that is. 990, I think.
in argentina, it used to be 101, but now it was switched to 911
for whatever reason
not sure though, it's not like I needed it so far
for whatever reason
not sure though, it's not like I needed it so far
Canada uses 911 for emergency services as well.
How do wireless 911 services work?
Wireless service providers link 911 emergency calls from the nearest cellphone tower to one of the networks operated by the landline telecommunications companies. These companies are responsible for connecting the call to a 911 call centre that serves a specific geographic area and whose operators dispatch police, fire or ambulance personnel.
The above was copy and pasted directly from the government website.
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/info_sht/t1035.htm
How do wireless 911 services work?
Wireless service providers link 911 emergency calls from the nearest cellphone tower to one of the networks operated by the landline telecommunications companies. These companies are responsible for connecting the call to a 911 call centre that serves a specific geographic area and whose operators dispatch police, fire or ambulance personnel.
The above was copy and pasted directly from the government website.
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/info_sht/t1035.htm
Most of Canada uses 911 as an emergency number only. Also a lot of number redirect to 911; 921, 912, #, anything ending 11 that is 3 digits long. 112 redirects to 911 on mobile phones only and 4141 works in Quebecholy_secret said:
Its the emergency number for the entire country, if it was non emergency as in the burglary was over its 311.
As far as i know your phone would still allow you to dial emergency services as even without a sim card inserted it is possible to call for help (there's probably a law about it somewhere)Jedoro said:
OT: While im in the UK (and thus use 999) i still sometimes think its 911 due to all the American crime shows i watch. Though because of the numbers of foreign tourists who come here each year it's likely that phoning any of the emergency numbers will redirect you to the right place.
um............i am canadian, and we do use 911 for emergencies. we also use 112, 677 and 4141, depending on where in canada u r
