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Mobile Phones

Mobile phones let us keep in touch with our friends and family.

Here are some handy tips to keep you and your phone safe:

• Teach your parents to text and make sure they keep their phones on when you are out
• Don’t confuse your parents by using slang in your texts, they may not understand it
• Before you go out, make sure all the numbers you need are stored on your phone
• Make sure your battery is fully charged and that you have credit before leaving the house
• Put your friends’ numbers in your parents’ phones, or write them down, just 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
• If you lose your mobile or it gets stolen, call 08701 123 123 to block the SIM card and mobile. You will need the phones IMEI number (the unique identification number) so make a note of it somewhere safe. Dial *#06# on your mobile to get the IMEI.
• If you don’t have any credit, you can still call 999 if you need to
• 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 out of action, you can call 100 or 0800 REVERSE (7383773) in a phone box to reverse charges and call home
• Store a number to contact in case of an emergency under ICE (In Case of Emergency) in the contacts list in your phone

Have a look at this leaflet to see how you can mark your mobile phone and any other property you have.