In addition to my 3 PAYG phone (with not much credit) I took with me a phone
fitted with new 3 Zero SIM - just in case I needed it. However, I forgot to
activate roaming before going. I only realised this when seeing "Emergency
calls only" displayed on the phone's screen. I wonder whether I would have
succeeded in making a call to 112 . Has anyone actually tried it?

regards
divoch

On Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:21:45 -0000, "divoch"
wrote:

In addition to my 3 PAYG phone (with not much credit) I took with me a phone
fitted with new 3 Zero SIM - just in case I needed it. However, I forgot to
activate roaming before going. I only realised this when seeing "Emergency
calls only" displayed on the phone's screen. I wonder whether I would have
succeeded in making a call to 112 . Has anyone actually tried it?

regards
divoch

I think you will find that is the meaning of 'Emergency Calls Only'. I
seem to remember an agreement that emergency calls would still be
allowed even if a phone has no credit. I think that call can also be
made using a different network if only network available is different
to the phone's own network. I am sure Google could provide the
answers.

"Scott" wrote in message
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On Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:21:45 -0000, "divoch"
wrote:

In addition to my 3 PAYG phone (with not much credit) I took with me a
phone
fitted with new 3 Zero SIM - just in case I needed it. However, I forgot
to
activate roaming before going. I only realised this when seeing "Emergency
calls only" displayed on the phone's screen. I wonder whether I would
have
succeeded in making a call to 112 . Has anyone actually tried it?
regards
divoch

I think you will find that is the meaning of 'Emergency Calls Only'. I
seem to remember an agreement that emergency calls would still be
allowed even if a phone has no credit. I think that call can also be
made using a different network if only network available is different
to the phone's own network. I am sure Google could provide the
answers.


It depends on each countries emergency call arraignments.

e.g. the UK has only just arraigned for phones with sims to be able to
make emergency calls roaming on UK networks.

Don't assume when roaming you'll automatically have access to anything

You can have roaming activated whilst abroad by calling your
UK networks CS

Steve Terry
--
Get a free Three 3pay Sim with £2 bonus after £10 top up
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In article ,
says...
I think you will find that is the meaning of 'Emergency Calls Only'. I
seem to remember an agreement that emergency calls would still be
allowed even if a phone has no credit.

Sorry but that's not correct.

This message means "The SIM inside this phone has been denied access to
the network" - in this case becuase it had not been registered.

I think that call can also be
made using a different network if only network available is different
to the phone's own network.

That may or may not work, depending on local systems. In the UK for
example, this has only recently been "enabled."

Regards
Jon

"Jon" wrote in message ...
In article ,
says...
I think you will find that is the meaning of 'Emergency Calls Only'. I
seem to remember an agreement that emergency calls would still be
allowed even if a phone has no credit.

Sorry but that's not correct.

This message means "The SIM inside this phone has been denied access to
the network" - in this case becuase it had not been registered.

Denied access to all the networks it can currently see.
It is also implicit that the phone can see at least one network.

--
Graham.

%Profound_observation%

"Steve Terry" wrote in message
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Don't assume when roaming you'll automatically have access to anything

You can have roaming activated whilst abroad by calling your
UK networks CS

No, I do not, I just simply forgot to activate it as until recently I was
happily roaming with Virgin OVP. However, as one of the main reasons for
having a mobile with me abroad is for emergencies I am curious whether it
would have worked had I needed it and my credit on PAYG run out. It was Gran
Canaria.

regards
divoch

On 27 Jan, 16:50, "divoch" wrote:

No, I do not, I just simply forgot to activate it as until recently I was
happily roaming with Virgin OVP. However, as one of the main reasons for
having a mobile with me abroad *is for emergencies I am curious whether it
would have worked had I needed it and my credit on PAYG run out. It was Gran
Canaria.

I think the question has been answered already - emergency calls are
free

I have never been billed for emergency calls I have made, either in
this country or roaming

"andy" wrote in message
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On 27 Jan, 16:50, "divoch" wrote:

No, I do not, I just simply forgot to activate it as until recently I was
happily roaming with Virgin OVP. However, as one of the main reasons for
having a mobile with me abroad is for emergencies I am curious whether it
would have worked had I needed it and my credit on PAYG run out. It was
Gran
Canaria.

I think the question has been answered already - emergency calls are
free

I have never been billed for emergency calls I have made, either in
this country or roaming

My question was not really about the cost but whether such a call would be
connected (even when the roaming was not activated)
regards
divoch