Mobile phones let us keep in touch with our friends and family
Here is some advice to keep you and your phone safe.
- Make sure your parents know what you mean when you send a text.
- Before you go out, make sure all the numbers you need are saved on your phone.
- Make sure your battery is charged and that you have credit.
- Share your friends’ numbers with your parents in case they need to contact you and your phone isn’t working.
- Only give out your mobile number to your friends and family.
- Don’t reply to texts from people you don’t know.
- When you’re out and about don’t keep your phone on display and put it on vibrate, so only you know when it’s ringing.
- Don’t walk and text at the same time - you won’t know what’s going on around you.
- Store a number to contact in case of an emergency under ICE (In Case of Emergency) in the contacts list in your phone.
- Lock your phone. If someone takes it, they can’t use it.
If you are hurt or in danger, you can call 999 even if you don’t have any credit.
112 is the international emergency telephone number. It will put you through to the emergency services even if you are elsewhere in Europe.
If your phone is not working, you can call 100 or 0800 REVERSE (7383773) in a phone box to reverse charges and call home.
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