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A sign on a beach in Whitstable, United Kingdom, advising readers to dial 999 and to request for the coastguard in the event of an emergency. 999 is an official emergency telephone number in a number of countries which allows the caller to contact emergency services for emergency assistance.
The emergency number 999 was adopted in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1959 at the urging of Stephen Juba, mayor of Winnipeg at the time. [4] The city changed the number to 911 in 1972, in order to be consistent with the newly adopted U.S. emergency number. [5] Several other countries besides the UK have adopted 999 as their emergency number.
SMS messages can be sent to 999 after registration by sending a text message with the word 'Register' to 999. 911 redirects to 999 on mobile phones/public phonebooths [ citation needed ] and on telephones used in USAFE bases.
In some parts of the world, such as the UK and Commonwealth countries, 999 (pronounced as 9-9-9) is the emergency telephone number. 999 was a London punk band active during the 1970s. 999 is also the short name for the visual novel Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors. 999 is the last 3 digit number. It is also the last number in English ...
The 999 phone charging myth is an urban legend that claims that if a mobile phone has low battery, then dialling 999 (or any regional emergency telephone number) charges the phone so it has more power. This was confirmed as untrue by several British police forces who publicly cited the dangers of making such calls.
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999 or triple nine most often refers to: 999 (emergency telephone number) , a telephone number for the emergency services in several countries 999 (number) , an integer
The Federal Network Agency, the primary authority of the telephone numbering plan in Germany, marked off a 1,000-number block of landline numbers in each of five major cities as so-called “Drama Numbers”, to be used in media productions. Additionally, certain mobile providers have also marked off a range of mobile numbers for that purpose.