A message has been posted on my mum's workplace notice board saying that if you don't have a mobile phone signal dialing 112 will still connect you to the emergency services.Does anyone know if this is true or a hoax? I have found something online about it but it was from 6 years ago. If anyone has a link to any mobile phone company's website in the UK that says it's false which I can print off for my mum to take to work would be appreciated.Thanks.
A mobile phone is a radio device. Hence, if there is really no signal at all, it cannot work: it cannot communicate with the base station, for any purpose. On the other hand, when the network is overloaded the system will often refuse normal calls and prioritise emergency numbers. When this happens my phone shows 'Emergency only' - if it says 'No signal' it is totally out of contact. It is possible that some phones are programmed to show 'No signal' when they will still accept emergency calls. Check with your provider.
if there is no signal then no it won't work. If it's just out of credit then it will work on the emergency number
