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  1. #1
    Nick Adams
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    Does anyone know if sending text messages to 000 actually get through? I
    can imagine it being useful where you cannot speak (robbery in progress)
    or signal quality is too low for a call.



    See More: Sending SMS to Triple-0




  2. #2
    Rhye
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    Re: Sending SMS to Triple-0

    I've wondered this too. But haven't heard anything about it.
    I'm sure in the future it will happen though.
    "Nick Adams" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > Does anyone know if sending text messages to 000 actually get through? I
    > can imagine it being useful where you cannot speak (robbery in progress)
    > or signal quality is too low for a call.






  3. #3
    Zyxak
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    Re: Sending SMS to Triple-0

    On 15/12/05 01:00, Rhye uttered the following...

    >I've wondered this too. But haven't heard anything about it.
    >I'm sure in the future it will happen though.
    >"Nick Adams" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >news:[email protected]...
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    >>Does anyone know if sending text messages to 000 actually get through? I
    >>can imagine it being useful where you cannot speak (robbery in progress)
    >>or signal quality is too low for a call.
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    Interesting... I wondered about this too.

    Apparently the aswer is "NO" for the time being. Although deaf and/or
    mute people can call Emergency Relay Service (ERS) on 106 from a TTY or
    computer with a modem.

    I think this is still a fairly new area and my brief search revealed
    this service in Hong Kong which uses 999 for voice emergency calls (like
    our 000), and 992 for SMS emergency calls.

    Also read about "Silect Emergency Call" planned for Shanghai by send SMS
    to 110.

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  4. #4
    Ed-
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    Re: Sending SMS to Triple-0

    112 is the gsm emergency no. so it should take sms

























    "Zyxak" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    : On 15/12/05 01:00, Rhye uttered the following...
    :
    : >I've wondered this too. But haven't heard anything about it.
    : >I'm sure in the future it will happen though.
    : >"Nick Adams" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    : >news:[email protected]...
    : >
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    : >>Does anyone know if sending text messages to 000 actually get
    through? I
    : >>can imagine it being useful where you cannot speak (robbery in
    progress)
    : >>or signal quality is too low for a call.
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    : Interesting... I wondered about this too.
    :
    : Apparently the aswer is "NO" for the time being. Although deaf and/or
    : mute people can call Emergency Relay Service (ERS) on 106 from a TTY
    or
    : computer with a modem.
    :
    : I think this is still a fairly new area and my brief search revealed
    : this service in Hong Kong which uses 999 for voice emergency calls
    (like
    : our 000), and 992 for SMS emergency calls.
    :
    : Also read about "Silect Emergency Call" planned for Shanghai by send
    SMS
    : to 110.
    :
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    : =Z=
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    : LIFE: A sexually transmitted disease with a 100% mortality rate.
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  5. #5
    Darius
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    Re: Sending SMS to Triple-0

    WA police have sms assist;

    http://www.police.wa.gov.au/Services....asp?SMSAssist


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    > "Zyxak" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > : On 15/12/05 01:00, Rhye uttered the following...
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    > : >I've wondered this too. But haven't heard anything about it.
    > : >I'm sure in the future it will happen though.
    > : >"Nick Adams" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > : >news:[email protected]...
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    > : >>Does anyone know if sending text messages to 000 actually get
    > through? I
    > : >>can imagine it being useful where you cannot speak (robbery in
    > progress)
    > : >>or signal quality is too low for a call.
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    > : Interesting... I wondered about this too.
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    > : Apparently the aswer is "NO" for the time being. Although deaf and/or
    > : mute people can call Emergency Relay Service (ERS) on 106 from a TTY
    > or
    > : computer with a modem.
    > :
    > : I think this is still a fairly new area and my brief search revealed
    > : this service in Hong Kong which uses 999 for voice emergency calls
    > (like
    > : our 000), and 992 for SMS emergency calls.
    > :
    > : Also read about "Silect Emergency Call" planned for Shanghai by send
    > SMS
    > : to 110.
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    > : *-------------------------------------------------------------------*
    > : =Z=
    > : Remove NOSPAM to reply.
    > : LIFE: A sexually transmitted disease with a 100% mortality rate.
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  6. #6
    Zyxak
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    Re: Sending SMS to Triple-0

    On 15/12/05 09:04, Ed- uttered the following...

    >112 is the gsm emergency no. so it should take sms
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    Dialling 112 from a GSM mobile simply forwards the call to emergency
    number for the country where the call is initiated. In Australia that's
    000 and 000 doesn't support SMS.

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  7. #7
    Zyxak
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    Re: Sending SMS to Triple-0

    On 15/12/05 15:32, Tom Smyth uttered the following...

    >"Darius" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >news:[email protected]...
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    >>WA police have sms assist;
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    >>http://www.police.wa.gov.au/Services....asp?SMSAssist
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    >Quote: If you provide your name and address for instance, police will
    >automatically know who you are when you use SMSAssist©. This will not only
    >save valuable time and text space, it may also help the police to assist you
    >should your message be suddenly cut off.
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    >"message be suddenly cut off"??
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    The intruder suddenly breaks your fingers of your texting hand?

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  8. #8
    Tom Smyth
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    Re: Sending SMS to Triple-0


    "Darius" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > WA police have sms assist;
    >
    > http://www.police.wa.gov.au/Services....asp?SMSAssist


    Quote: If you provide your name and address for instance, police will
    automatically know who you are when you use SMSAssist©. This will not only
    save valuable time and text space, it may also help the police to assist you
    should your message be suddenly cut off.

    "message be suddenly cut off"??





  9. #9
    Tony Lathouras
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    Re: Sending SMS to Triple-0


    "Zyxak" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > On 15/12/05 15:32, Tom Smyth uttered the following...
    >
    >>"Darius" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>news:[email protected]...
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    >>>WA police have sms assist;
    >>>
    >>>http://www.police.wa.gov.au/Services....asp?SMSAssist
    >>>

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    >>Quote: If you provide your name and address for instance, police will
    >>automatically know who you are when you use SMSAssist©. This will not only
    >>save valuable time and text space, it may also help the police to assist
    >>you should your message be suddenly cut off.
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    >>"message be suddenly cut off"??
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    > The intruder suddenly breaks your fingers of your texting hand?


    But has the kindness to hit "send" for you





  10. #10
    NOYFB
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    Re: Sending SMS to Triple-0

    SMS is a best effort technology. It may not arrive

    "Nick Adams" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > Does anyone know if sending text messages to 000 actually get through? I
    > can imagine it being useful where you cannot speak (robbery in progress)
    > or signal quality is too low for a call.






  11. #11
    Nick Adams
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    Re: Sending SMS to Triple-0

    NOYFB wrote:
    > SMS is a best effort technology. It may not arrive


    Whats your point? If there was the choice between no communication or
    SMS with best effort I know what I would do.



  12. #12

    Re: Sending SMS to Triple-0


    Nick Adams wrote:
    > NOYFB wrote:
    > > SMS is a best effort technology. It may not arrive

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    > Whats your point? If there was the choice between no communication or
    > SMS with best effort I know what I would do.


    As others have said, SMS sent to 000 wont work. It is simply discarded
    - like when you send to an invalid number. You will not be informed of
    this.




  13. #13
    Kwyjibo
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    Re: Sending SMS to Triple-0

    "NOYFB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > SMS is a best effort technology. It may not arrive


    Same as a phone call. There's no guarantee that a voice call will be
    succesful 100% of the time.

    --
    Kwyj





  14. #14
    Graeme Willox
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    Re: Sending SMS to Triple-0

    Kwyjibo wrote:
    > "NOYFB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]
    >
    >>SMS is a best effort technology. It may not arrive

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    > Same as a phone call. There's no guarantee that a voice call will be
    > succesful 100% of the time.
    >


    You know straight away if a voice call is unsuccessful, though.



  15. #15
    DaN
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    Re: Sending SMS to Triple-0

    On Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:29:02 +1100, Zyxak wrote:

    > On 15/12/05 09:04, Ed- uttered the following...
    >
    >>112 is the gsm emergency no. so it should take sms
    >>
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    > Dialling 112 from a GSM mobile simply forwards the call to emergency
    > number for the country where the call is initiated. In Australia that's
    > 000 and 000 doesn't support SMS.



    112 also allows you to use ANY service provider to make the call even if
    there is no service provided to that phone.




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