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jlittle

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#3307679 11-Nov-2024 10:44

A word of warning - this isn't always a reliable test. Some phones support VoLTE (on 4G) but cannot handle VoLTE for emergency calling and require 3G for this. This isn't always immediately clear and I'm not going to advise you to dial 111 just to test it.

Surely there is a way to test emergency calling, without making a 111 call?

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#3307682 11-Nov-2024 11:02

jlittle:

A word of warning - this isn't always a reliable test. Some phones support VoLTE (on 4G) but cannot handle VoLTE for emergency calling and require 3G for this. This isn't always immediately clear and I'm not going to advise you to dial 111 just to test it.

Surely there is a way to test emergency calling, without making a 111 call?

@jlittle what is the make / model of the handset you have got?

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#3307700 11-Nov-2024 12:53

jlittle:

A word of warning - this isn't always a reliable test. Some phones support VoLTE (on 4G) but cannot handle VoLTE for emergency calling and require 3G for this. This isn't always immediately clear and I'm not going to advise you to dial 111 just to test it.

Surely there is a way to test emergency calling, without making a 111 call?

Just call 111 and you'll get a recorded announcement asking you to wait. If you get that it works.

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#3307787 11-Nov-2024 16:30

interesting Youtube video about the 3G shutdown in AU and newer handsets impacted

Australia’s New Firewall IMEI BLOCKED 516,875 Active Phones Overnight + Tourists Phones Blocked

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#3307828 11-Nov-2024 18:57

old3eyes:

jlittle:

A word of warning - this isn't always a reliable test. Some phones support VoLTE (on 4G) but cannot handle VoLTE for emergency calling and require 3G for this. This isn't always immediately clear and I'm not going to advise you to dial 111 just to test it.

Surely there is a way to test emergency calling, without making a 111 call?

Just call 111 and you'll get a recorded announcement asking you to wait. If you get that it works.

No, don't do this - they'll call you back and won't be happy

You're not on Atlantis anymore, Duncan Idaho.

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#3307829 11-Nov-2024 19:00

Linux:

interesting Youtube video about the 3G shutdown in AU and newer handsets impacted

Australia’s New Firewall IMEI BLOCKED 516,875 Active Phones Overnight + Tourists Phones Blocked

In the links at the top of that video is a google docs sheet with submissions on phone models. This answers a previous post of mine.

Also, the report he has screenshots from is here:

https://oia.pmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/posts/2024/10/Impact%20Analysis_3.docx

You're not on Atlantis anymore, Duncan Idaho.

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