Technical disorders: Emergency calls currently at risk!

Technical disorders: Emergency calls currently at risk!

In the event of emergencies in Tyrol, the public is currently facing an unexpected problem: Technical disorders in landline emergency calls can lead to help cannot be reached as quickly as it would be necessary. The Tyrolean control center therefore recommends that in such cases prefer to use the mobile phone because it is not affected by these problems. This important information was distributed via the Facebook page "Tirol's weather and information service". Anyone who depends on the landline runs the risk of not getting help in a critical Situation in time, such as 5min.at reported .

Important information about Vodafone users

Especially for Vodafone customers there is additional information to consider when it comes to the reliability of emergency calls. When using products for the stationary connection, it can happen that emergency calls over 110 and 112 cannot be discontinued in certain situations such as a power failure or during the daily separation of the internet connection. Especially if the vodafone modem is changed or unable to use devices, this can cause emergency calls to not be successfully made. Even if you dial in with your own access data from another location, the correct delivery of the emergency call can be endangered, such as vodafone.de. .

The experts therefore advise you to always have a functioning mobile phone on hand so that you can react quickly in an emergency. This could save lives, especially if access to emergency services via the landline is unsure.