• tetris11@lemmy.ml
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    1 month ago

    192 used to be directory services but they changed it to 118, and then a bunch of copy cats used 118 as a prefix for all kinds of unofficial stuff. Plus 999 and 112 in the UK are still very iffy depending on where you are.

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      1 month ago

      When I was a kid, I used to dial 911 all the time. Because all you’d get was a recording.

      “The 9 1 1 emergency number is not in effect in the area where you are. If this is an actual emergency please hang up and dial your local emergency responder.”

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        1 month ago

        I love how they are not even considering redirecting to the correct number. Nope, you’ve got to learn the culture or die.

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          1 month ago

          I believe a bunch of countries do reroute 911 to the correct code if it’s dialed today.

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          Well, I don’t think they had the technology to do that back then. We had a party line at the time. And a phone with a rotary dial. I’m kinda old.