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Special Service Phone Numbers (e.g. *OPP)

s2scotty
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen

I have noticed that PM does not seem to support "special service numbers."  Is this something that is possible. I can volunteer to build (and, perhaps, maintain) the list.

 

Examples desired are,

 

*MTP (687) - Metro Toronto Police (non-911)

*OPP (677) - Ontario Provincial Police

*CAA (222) - C.A.A.

 

 

Thanks,

/S

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bobcatguy1
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

is it possible to somehow dd city news in Vancouver b.c.'s traffic reporting line to the list of digits we re no longer able to call *1130. 

thanks  so much

 

@telkwajim 

Both *511 and 511 work in Saskatchewan and reach the Sask Highway Hotline.

 

Edit: Furthermore, BOTH consume minutes on the $15 plan. In SK theres always 1-888-335-7623 instead if that is a concern. 🙂

Anonymous
Not applicable

 @telkwajim : Works in BC.

 

Further to Nezgar's post below...not surprisingly it consumes minutes on the $10 plan too.

BasesLoadedWalk
Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle

@telkwajim wrote:

Pls add 511 Highway Conditions

I believe it is Canada wide.

Thank you.



I've only ever seen 511 highway conditions in the USA. 

telkwajim
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

Pls add 511 Highway Conditions

I believe it is Canada wide.

Thank you.

Anonymous
Not applicable

 @pm-smayer97: Try them. 🙂

 

When PM announced in that other thread that *5555 was now set up of course I tested it and no it did not count against my 50 minutes.

 

It would seem that there are some policy statements here that say one thing but in actuality behave otherwise.

Some might suggest to just let sleeping dogs lie. Perhaps inform whoever's asking by pm. Which maybe I should've here too 🙂

Now, if you think you've been wronged wrt those policy statements then of course ya gotta say somethin'.


@Anonymous wrote:

I'm still waiting for news of the addition of *5555 for BC forest fire reporting.


For anyone else following, the discussion about *5555 shifted here:

https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/Discussions/5555/m-p/262243#M74981

 

but it would be nice to bring it back into this thread... 😕

Just sayin...


@Jeremy_M wrote:

Hey @s2scotty,

 

We've enabled the following shortcodes:

 

Canada-wide special numbers:
*CAA (*222) Canadian Automobile Association
*16 Canadian Coast Guard
*666 CANUTEC (report toxic spills):
*282 Canadian Tire Auto Club:

Ontario special numbers:
GTA:
*98 FM98 Traffic Call
*680 AM680 Traffic Call

Toronto:
*687 Toronto Police

Ontario:
*677 Ontario Provincial Police

British Columbia special numbers:
*TV4BC (*88422) Television for British Columbia (BC only)

Quebec special numbers:
*4141 Sûreté du Québec

 

Note: If you would like to volunteer as mentioned to build and keep the list active, your more then welcomed too.:)

 

 

Cheers,

 

Jeremy


So can anyone, like @CS_Agent, @Alan_K, confirm that calls using these shortcodes are free on the $10/mo plan, like they are on Telus?

 

What about other *numbers, like the ones for police services listed below here:

https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/Discussions/Special-Service-Phone-Numbers-e-g-OPP/m-p...

 

What about *680, *1010, etc?

Anonymous
Not applicable

I'm still waiting for news of the addition of *5555 for BC forest fire reporting.

@CS_Agent

 

These special service numbers are free when on Telus. Are they free calls when using PM? 

 

What if you only have the $10/50 mins plan? 

 

See Reference table from Telus here:

https://www.telus.com/en/on/support/article/special-service-mobile-numbers

 

kutzki
Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle
This is awesome! Thanks guys 🙂

s2scotty
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen

Hey @Jeremy_M, Here is the Ontario POLICE services that I know of. In cases of true emergency, always dial 9-1-1; however, in cases of less urgency, these are direct to the communications centres.

 

*705  ON Barrie Police Services *705 POLICE
*277  ON Brantford Police Service *277 POLICE
*377  ON Durham Regional Police Service *377 POLICE
*4258  ON Halton Regional Police Service *4258 POLICE
*477  ON Hamilton Police Service *477 POLICE
*577  ON London Police Service *577 POLICE
*3911  ON Niagara Regional Police Service *3911 POLICE
*677  ON Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) *677 POLICE
*777  ON Peel Police Service *777 POLICE
*7267  ON RCMP Police *7267 POLICE
*394  ON Toronto Police Communications Centre *394 POLICE
*687  ON Toronto Police Service *687 POLICE
*5977  ON Waterloo (Kitchener) Regional Police *5977 POLICE
*6277  ON Woodstock Police Service *6277 POLICE
*9675 ON York Regional Police Services *9675POLICE

s2scotty
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen

Hey @Jeremy_M,

 

Thanks for the great news! Sorry for the delay in responding but we were enjoying cottage country.

 

Happy to cull the list.

 

I'm Ontario based; therefore, if there are folks out there with knowledge of their/other provinces' *nums, I'd be happy to receive those numbers here for inclusion.

 

Thanks @Jeremy_M

Jeremy_M
Retraité / Retired
Retraité / Retired

Hey @s2scotty,

 

We've enabled the following shortcodes:

 

Canada-wide special numbers:
*CAA (*222) Canadian Automobile Association
*16 Canadian Coast Guard
*666 CANUTEC (report toxic spills):
*282 Canadian Tire Auto Club:

Ontario special numbers:
GTA:
*98 FM98 Traffic Call
*680 AM680 Traffic Call

Toronto:
*687 Toronto Police

Ontario:
*677 Ontario Provincial Police

British Columbia special numbers:
*TV4BC (*88422) Television for British Columbia (BC only)

Quebec special numbers:
*4141 Sûreté du Québec

 

Note: If you would like to volunteer as mentioned to build and keep the list active, your more then welcomed too.:)

 

 

Cheers,

 

Jeremy

s2scotty
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen

bump

s2scotty
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen

Hi @Jeremy_M,

 

1. To reach the CAA, as the example, you would dial: *222 + SEND.  As a point of clarity/interest, on "smater" phone OSs and contact/dialer apps, you can store letters in contact number fields, thusly, you could store *C-A-A and the dialer would, at dial time, normalize it to just plain *222. But alpha's in number fields has zero to with the carrier and SSPN's.

 

1b. Note that #nnnn are valid too. STAR *nnnn are usually service and public -- Police, Public Broadcaster traffic reporting (*680, *1010, et cetera) .  Hashtag #nnnn are corporate or private. For example, #11-11, would be Pizza-Pizza. Now, these private/commercial ones are by special prior arranagement and, in this example, P-P is paying. Not so interested in #nnnn's.

 

2. I run Canada-wide voice plan, presently.

 

3. "Sorry, we don't support the short code you're trying to reach."

 

The prime carriers support many of these -- Telus, Bell Mobility and Rogers each/all.

Jeremy_M
Retraité / Retired
Retraité / Retired

Hi @s2scotty,

 

 

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. If possible, can you add more clarity to my questions below, so I can better understand the experience?

 

  • With the numbers you provided in your post, are these numbers the full extension to dial out to if one wanted to reach these "special service numbers"? (Meaning, I would only need to dial 222 to reach C.A.A)
  • Which talk plan do you have included in your service with Public Mobile?
  • Also, when dialing out did you compose the *before the number?
  • Lastly, do you receive an automated message when dialing out to these numbers?

Thanks,

 

Jeremy

 

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