In <0ESNh.50$NK2.14@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk> "Richard Colton" <webmaster@NILSPAMuselessinfo.org.uk> writes:
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>> What happens if you have a phone that doesn't have a SIM? Are
>> you saying that emergency calls are blocked?

>Yes, that's exactly the position in the UK.

That, if true, sucks. It means that international travelers
with SIMS that may not be registering for whatever
reson (rare, but common enough to be an issue), or
if they've taken the SIM out and not yet put
in a local one, etc., etc., etc.

What rationale are the cellcos there using to get
away with this? I know why they _want_ to, since
they'd rather make the money...


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