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Will I be able to use my USA cell phone in South Africa to make emergency
calls? What is the emergency number in SA which is the equivalent of 911
in the USA?

I have a Sony Ericsson GSM phone, model T226.
The name of my carrier is Cingular. I have a prepaid account.
The menus in the phone shows that both the SIM and the phone are unlocked.

In the USA, there is a law that all carriers must place calls to the
emergency number, 911, without charge whether or not there is a valid
account or phone number associated with a cell phone. Is there a similar
law in SA? Do I need to get a South African SIM or make any changes
to the phone to reach the SA emergency number?

I appreciate all the help that people in this newsgroup are giving me in
getting ready for my vacation to Africa.

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On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 00:46:03 GMT, Odysseus <x@x.x> wrote:

>Will I be able to use my USA cell phone in South Africa to make emergency
>calls? What is the emergency number in SA which is the equivalent of 911
>in the USA?
>
>I have a Sony Ericsson GSM phone, model T226.

This phone doesn't work on the frequencies in use in south africa.

Jim.

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In article <423d4027.200549905@news.individual.net>, jim@jibbering.com says...
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>On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 00:46:03 GMT, Odysseus <x@x.x> wrote:
>
>>Will I be able to use my USA cell phone in South Africa to make emergency
>>calls? What is the emergency number in SA which is the equivalent of 911
>>in the USA?
>>
>>I have a Sony Ericsson GSM phone, model T226.
>
>This phone doesn't work on the frequencies in use in south africa.

You answered all of my questions with one sentence.

I was going to buy a 240 volt charger but now see no need to do so. I'll
just turn my phone off and hope there is some charge left when I return
to the US.

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On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 00:06:13 GMT, Odysseus <x@x.x> wrote:

>In article <423d4027.200549905@news.individual.net>, jim@jibbering.com says...
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>>On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 00:46:03 GMT, Odysseus <x@x.x> wrote:
>>
>>>Will I be able to use my USA cell phone in South Africa to make emergency
>>>calls? What is the emergency number in SA which is the equivalent of 911
>>>in the USA?
>>>
>>>I have a Sony Ericsson GSM phone, model T226.
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>>This phone doesn't work on the frequencies in use in south africa.
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>You answered all of my questions with one sentence.
>
>I was going to buy a 240 volt charger but now see no need to do so. I'll
>just turn my phone off and hope there is some charge left when I return
>to the US

When you're in SA, you could pick up an appropriate phone with
coverage for a few tens of dollars, handy to have anyway whilst you're
there I'm sure.

Jim.

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