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Re:Siri, What Time Is It in London? by reaperducer on Saturday May 23, 2020 @10:54AM (#23283428)
I was having problems with a phone service where I needed to "press 1 to continue," but it wasn't registering. Eventually I ended up pressing 112, and my iPhone displayed "Calling emergency services," even though it's an American phone in America.

I know some countries use 112, but that's too many edge cases colliding.

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Re:Siri, What Time Is It in London? by fphhotchips on Saturday May 23, 2020 @12:12PM (#23284098)
In fairness here, 112 is an international standard (I think it's in the GSM spec?) and is expected to work in the US.
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Re:Siri, What Time Is It in London? by reaperducer on Saturday May 23, 2020 @03:01PM (#23285468)
I guess that makes sense. But it doesn't explain why the iPhone intercepted those digits when I was punching into a phone menu system.
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