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I would say 999 is still the better choice as it is always the last stop on a rotary. I can imagine if they had it as 111, for example, a lot of people would be
by xnet 9y ago
I would say 999 is still the better choice as it is always the last stop on a rotary. I can imagine if they had it as 111, for example, a lot of people would be redialing from panicking and accidentally dialling too far.
- andylynchnz 9y agoIn NZ 111 is the number and worked fine - but then that's because the the exchange switches and dials were set up backwards to the British ones (rumoured to be by mistake!)
- function_seven 9y agoWhat do you mean “dialing too far”? Choosing the wrong hole in insert your finger into?
- Symbiote 9y agoI can see that happening if someone is panicking, especially an older person.
- sokoloff 9y ago> I would say 999 is still the better choice as it is always the last stop on a rotary. No, zero is. (It would not be possible to flash the line zero times, so a zero is dialed with ten flashes.)