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Originally Posted by Inactive Digital
A mobile phone will use any available network to call 999, not just the one you're subscribed to. If all networks are down, I'd imagine the emergency services would already be far too busy to attend your house anyway.
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The mobile phone will attempt to use any available network, yes. Whether the network will accept it - is at best debatable, at worst risking it.
I certainly would not ditch my landline on this basis. The consequences of being caught out are potentially too great.