Lateral Thinking Puzzles. Let's do it again!

No to all.

Did Nigel learn something when the 999 operator answered the line? Was the thing he learned about himself, his location or did it have to do with the 999 system?

Was Nigel on a land line or cell phone? Was he at home or away from home? Did the emergency involve Nigel personally or was it someone else’s emergency that he was helping with?

Did Nigel’s emergency have to do with his phone? his health? his hearing, or other senses?

No

Cell phone

N/A or makes no difference.

Yes, his phone; the rest N/A, it had to do with his ability to make a phone call regardless of what the ‘emergency of sorts’ was.

Did he have to make a phone call to maintain his phone coverage?

No, but rephrased the answer might be different.

Did his carrier require that he make occasional phone calls?

No

Is Nigel choosing to call 999 because that call would be free?

Was he trying to prove his phone worked to someone who claimed it didn’t?

Nigel had an emergency of sorts. He was able to solve his emergency by calling the emergency number (999 as it so happens in this case). However, he immediately hung up after they answered, why?

No.

No.

Is the fact that 999 has more coverage than standard numbers relevant?

Is something else about 999 relevant?

You stated the emergency related to his phone. Was the emergency related to the physical phone itself? the service for the phone?

Could he have solved his emergency by dialing a different number than 999? Was he afraid that his phone could not call 999 due to a problem with his service?

Is the fact that 999 has more coverage than standard numbers relevant? No.

Is something else about 999 relevant? Yes.

You stated the emergency related to his phone.Yes.
Was the emergency related to the physical phone itself? Yes
the service for the phone? Indirectly

Could he have solved his emergency by dialing a different number than 999? No
Was he afraid that his phone could not call 999 due to a problem with his service? No

Is the type of cell phone relevant?

Is the relevance of 999 due to the system being able to trace calls?

Did the 999 operator say anything before Nigel hung up? Is that relevant to the emergency?

Is 999 relevant because most phones will allow you to call 999 even if it’s locked or you don’t have a service plan with a provider?

Is the type of cell phone relevant? Yes

Is the relevance of 999 due to the system being able to trace calls? No

Did the 999 operator say anything before Nigel hung up? Is that relevant to the emergency? No, No

Is 999 relevant because most phones will allow you to call 999…Yes
…even if it’s locked or you don’t have a service plan with a provider? No

Was the phone designed to only get incoming calls?

did nigel dial by touch?

does the phone vibration have relevance?

Does the minimum number of digits to complete a call with 999 have relevance?