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Very True Worth putting in your list of contacts in your mobile phone so we don't forget it.

In Melbourne the company that answers the 000 calls is a company called Intergraph Pty Ltd.

A few years back the Herald Sun (in Melb.) ran an artical about a fellow that "snuck" through their "high level security systems" and had a right proper "go" at one of their staff. hahahahahahaha

Their staff member was a very bad person ... but was consequently shunted into 'hiding' within that company

I wonder how I know about that?

I was not the staff member. lololololollolol

No charges were laid.

This is correct, this is also why when the keypad on the mobile is locked, you can still typed in 112 and nothing more. This way if you come across an accident, dont have a mobile but you find the mobile of the person unconcious which is password locked or similar, you can still use it to call an emergency.

Further to this, that number will go to any carrier that has service in the area, for example if you with a smaller company and they dont have service where you are but telstra might, then it will go through the telstra network.

Though, I have never heard of being unable to get through on '000' only if the carrier you are with doesn't have service in that area.

Hi Madcow,

Thankyou for this piece of info. It is invaluable.

I have plugged it into my phone already.

Much Appreciated

Hi Folks,

That is worth noting.

Just to clear up one point though. When anyone dials 000 in Australia, the first person you speak to is a Telstra Operator who will ask you what service you require. It is then that you are connected to your provider whether it be Police, Fire or Ambulance. Some of these services use private contractors to provide their communications function such as the Melbourne system.

The Melbourne model still goes through Telstra with Intergraph Public Safety then being a provider contracted to the Victorian government to provide communication Centre functions.

When they were first set up Intergraph wer involved in some awful incidents due to a whole range of issues.

From a national perspective Telstra and the emergency services are all promoting 000 as the one number to use for emergencies.

exactly.

what 112 does is automatically dial the emergency number for the country you are in, thus in australia it will dial 000 as it is the number programmed into the phone for our area.

as mentioned, it is an emergency call and thus will use ANY carrier that it can which is great news for people not on telstra when out in the bush.

I understand that a '000' call, even if you have no reception, will still get connected. I was told something to do with satellite connection. Perhaps someone who knows more can confirm this?

Banjo (WA)

Good to see the comments both positive and negative. we are all wiser by reading the thread.

cheers

For those that watch too much television 911 also works.