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Hi guys is the emergencysms service worth registering with,iv never realy gave it much thought until watching a safety video,i like most people just pack the kit including bivibag,whistle,torch and moby.

In reply to blackcat:

It costs nothing, and as you already have a mobile phone with you you may as well register for the service. A text can get through even when there is no (apparent) signal.

As an extra tool/last resort in your bag it's worth having I guess. Even if you never need it, you may come across someone else in trouble who does.

In reply to Martin1978:sounds good,cheers martin.

In reply to blackcat:
Hi how do u register for this or am I being silly should I know already

In reply to stuart58:

http://www.emergencysms.org.uk/

If you do register, my advice would be to include as much detail as possible in the first text you send, and flag it for attention of MRT. I put a six-fig GR and something along the lines of "near summit of Snowdon", and got a text back asking for the address of the emergency. That aside, it was reassuring to get a "stay where you are - help is on the way" text a few minutes later.

In reply to blackcat:

It's very much worthwhile. Costs nothing and is easy to do. Just txt Register to 999, await a reply which will tell you to respond with either a Yes or no in the txt. Then your numberr will be able to use the service.

In reply to haydn:

Many phone have a Template facility or Android has memos with 'Send by' option.