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Though the GSM standard specifies 112 and the Americas use 911 as emergency numbers there are actually a myriad of different emergency numbers in different countries.

I don't know if the SIM card "tells" the phone about said numbers, I do know that the phone is supposed to add an emergency flag when it tries to call such numbers (learnt that from the recent dissection of major 112 failure in The Netherlands). At this point the lockscreen refuses to dial numbers that are not 112 or 911 as emergency calls which may mean that these calls are also dialed without an "emergency" flag if this is indeed the case this endangers users since there is a major difference between calls with an "emergency" flag set and those without - capacity on any network in range must be freed to put the call through whereas a "non-emergency" call is routed only through the home network and only if capacity is available.

I realize that this function may be tough to implement since users should not be able to add said flag to any number they want but only to emergency numbers, but these numbers also make up a finite list so it should be doable somehow.

This is not a duplicate of the request to add ICE numbers since the emergency bit need not be set for those numbers.

Though the GSM standard specifies 112 and the Americas use 911 as emergency numbers there are actually a myriad of different emergency numbers in different countries.

I don't know if the SIM card "tells" the phone about said numbers, I do know that the phone is supposed to add an emergency flag when it tries to call such numbers (learnt that from the recent dissection of major 112 failure in The Netherlands). At this point the lockscreen refuses to dial numbers that are not 112 or 911 as emergency calls which may mean that these calls are also dialed without an "emergency" flag if this is indeed the case this endangers users since there is a major difference between calls with an "emergency" flag set and those without - capacity on any network in range must be freed to put the call through whereas a "non-emergency" call is routed only through the home network and only if capacity is available.

I realize that this function may be tough to implement since users should not be able to add said flag to any number they want but only to emergency numbers, but these numbers also make up a finite list so it should be doable somehow.

This is not a duplicate of the request to add ICE numbers since the emergency bit need not be set for those numbers.

Though the GSM standard specifies 112 and the Americas use 911 as emergency numbers there are actually a myriad of different emergency numbers in different countries.

I don't know if the SIM card "tells" the phone about said numbers, I do know that the phone is supposed to add an emergency flag when it tries to call such numbers (learnt that from the recent dissection of major 112 failure in The Netherlands). At this point the lockscreen refuses to dial numbers that are not 112 or 911 as emergency calls which may mean that these calls are also dialed without an "emergency" flag if this is indeed the case this endangers users since there is a major difference between calls with an "emergency" flag set and those without - capacity on any network in range must be freed to put the call through whereas a "non-emergency" call is routed only through the home network and only if capacity is available.

I realize that this function may be tough to implement since users should not be able to add said flag to any number they want but only to emergency numbers, but these numbers also make up a finite list so it should be doable somehow.

This is not a duplicate of the request to add ICE numbers since the emergency bit need not be set for those numbers.

Edit -- I understand this subject isn't so "sexy" and hasn't gotten votes so far however the difference between the phone dialing with or without the emergency flag can become a life or death issue to SFOS users and some attention from a Jolla employee is very important in this case

Edit2 -- I just tested my phone without a SIM card and indeed only 112 and 911 work as emergency numbers. A potential way of fixing this is having a list of alternative emergency numbers and allowing the person to set in which country they are. Or when "non" emergency calls are being blocked it should at the very least suggest that 112/911 are available (and hope that the country you are in at leasts forwards those numbers to the police). I repeat the current situation endangers the lives of SFOS users.

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