I hope Vodafone have activated free calls to the police/fire 03 numbers in christchurch

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#77792 22-Feb-2011 16:52

after hearing the 111 system is down and tv3 advertising the fire/police 03 landline numbers, I hope Vodafone and Telecom have activated these specific numbers as free numbers, else no one will get thru, especially people in need of help and with no prepay credit unable to call 111.

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#442462 22-Feb-2011 16:58

I am told 111 is still working. Please use that number.

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#442473 22-Feb-2011 17:17

03 211 3044 - SOUTHLAND AMBULANCE ONLY

03 214 3779 - SOUTHLAND FIRE ONLY

111 calls are now connecting for Southland.

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#442504 22-Feb-2011 19:17

gareth41: after hearing the 111 system is down and tv3 advertising the fire/police 03 landline numbers, I hope Vodafone and Telecom have activated these specific numbers as free numbers, else no one will get thru, especially people in need of help and with no prepay credit unable to call 111.

The 111 system is up and working. Dialling 111 from a mobile should always be the primary number since these calls are handled completely differently by the mobile network and given priority.