Emergency Calls when phone locked

Fraser McGibbon

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May 21, 2001, 10:40:49 AM5/21/01

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I have a Nokia 3310. When the keypad is locked, I can still dial 999
and 112. This has happened when the phone has been in my pocket and
the keypad locked (obviously I have been sitting on it and managed to
press the 999 buttons somehow)...

I know this is a feature of the phone and of may other mobiles but how
do I turn it off so i don't call the emergency services
unintentionally?

Thanks
Fraser.

Stephen Plume

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May 21, 2001, 12:37:40 PM5/21/01

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Fraser McGibbon <fra...@elec.gla.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:3b09284b...@news.gla.ac.uk...

> I know this is a feature of the phone and of may other mobiles but how
> do I turn it off so i don't call the emergency services
> unintentionally?

It's part of the GSM spec although AFAIK there is software available to
switch it off. I can't recall the name of the software though!
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Stephen Plume
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The Trooper

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May 21, 2001, 1:24:02 PM5/21/01

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This has been discussed here very recently. It is part of the GSM
specification that 112 can be dialled from the keypad locked state,
most UK phones also allow 999. Take a look at www.dejanews.com for the
full thread or if your newsserver has reasonable retention then take a
look at previous posts. I am not sure if it is possible to turn this
off using a data cable and software (cue Steve Terry). HTH

Regards

Tom
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g4...@mailandnews.co.uk

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May 21, 2001, 2:59:25 PM5/21/01

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Who me ?
The dial 999 through keypad lock can be enabled or disabled with NKprofile and a datalead.

But not 112, which doesn't really matter as it much harder to
accidentally dial.

Although it doesn't work with all Nokias, it seems most Orange
versions don't, something about Orange firmware ?

NKprofile at:
http://www.ajax.ic24.net/3210/

Steve Terry

Jon P

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May 21, 2001, 5:54:50 PM5/21/01

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you cant.

JP

Fraser McGibbon

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May 22, 2001, 6:25:33 AM5/22/01

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Thanks for the responses...

Colum Mylod

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May 22, 2001, 11:35:05 AM5/22/01

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On Mon, 21 May 2001 18:59:25 GMT, <g4...@mailandnews.co.uk> wrote:

>The dial 999 through keypad lock can be enabled or disabled with NKprofile and a datalead.
>
>But not 112, which doesn't really matter as it much harder to
>accidentally dial.
>
>Although it doesn't work with all Nokias, it seems most Orange
>versions don't, something about Orange firmware ?

I disabled 999-override with the NKprofile. If the phone gets a (n
Orange) signal, 999 will override the keypad lock but if the phone has
lost the signal 112 will override but 999 won't. So yes, it looks like
Orange have Done Something with the phone. YMMV.
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Peter Kirby

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May 22, 2001, 12:25:00 PM5/22/01

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g4...@mailandnews.co.uk wrote in message ...

>Who me ?
>The dial 999 through keypad lock can be enabled or disabled with NKprofile
and a datalead.
>
>But not 112, which doesn't really matter as it much harder to
>accidentally dial.

One funky thing I am sure I noticed is that when out of the country, 999
doesn't work while locked anyway! (or was I dreaming at the time? Sure I
tried it while in Hungaroland)

Anyway if I wasn't dreaming a possible solution if NKProfile is not
available is to leave the country. ;-)